User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Warnings
- Cautions
- Overview
- Intended Audience
- Contact Information
- Product Warranty
- Introduction
- Transmitters
- Transmitter Types
- Warranty Expiration Date
- Banding
- Using an Umbilical Cord Transmitter
- Discharging
- Transmitter Testing
- Transmitter Cleaning and Care
- Replacing the Clamp
- Smart Sense Transmitter
- Standard Infant Transmitter
- Patient (Locking) Transmitter
- Umbilical Cord Transmitter
- Transmitter Tester
Testing and Care
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Weekly
Testing
The following testing is required weekly for
transmitters in use on patients. All steps are
mandatory.
1. Test the operation of transmitters using
the transmitter tester.
NOTE: Never take a patient to a door to
test their transmitter.
2. Visually inspect transmitters for damage
or loose parts.
3. Verify that the warranty expiration date
stamped on the transmitter has not
expired. If the warranty period has
expired, discard and replace the
transmitter immediately.
4. If testing an Umbilical Cord transmitter,
once the testing is complete, use the
activation wand to deactivate the
transmitter.
5. Your facility must keep records of test
and transmitter inspection.
Transmitter
Cleaning
and Care
This section provides detailed information
about cleaning and caring for a transmitter.
For an up-to-date list of approved cleaning
solutions, visit:
www.rft.com/Resources/Manuals & Specs/
Transmitters/Transmitter Approved Cleaning
Solutions
CAUTION: Use of non-approved cleaners
on transmitters can cause permanent
damage to the transmitter and the piercing
contacts and will void any and all
warranties.