Operation Manual

English

EN-36 EN-37

Safety instructions

Intended use

The device is designed for the non-invasive measurement of

systolic and diastolic blood pressure, the determination of pulse

rate and the calculation of pulse pressure for persons aged 12

or over.

• Taking blood pressure measurements on children requires

specialist knowledge. Consult your doctor if you want to

measure a child’s blood pressure. Under no circumstances

must the device be used on an infant.

• During pregnancy and in cases of pre-eclampsia, the device

may only be used after consulting your doctor.

• Do not under any circumstances place the cu over a critical

area, e.g. a wound, aneurysm, etc. or on an arm with an

arteriovenous shunt. Risk of injury! Any supply via an intra-

vascular access point (infusion) or other medical monitoring

devices could possibly be interrupted.

• Do not use the device without rst consulting your doctor

if you are having dialysis treatment or are taking anticoag-

ulants, platelet aggregation inhibitors or steroids. These

circumstances may cause internal bleeding.

• The display of the pulse frequency is not suitable for check-

ing the frequency of cardiac pacemakers. Cardiac pace-

makers and blood pressure monitors do not inuence each

other in terms of their mode of operation.

• The device is not suitable for use with electrosurgical devices.

• Do not use the device in explosive environments such as

in the vicinity of ammable anaesthetics or in an oxygen

chamber.

The device uses the oscillometric method for blood pressure

and pulse measurement. The cu is connected to the device and

then placed on the arm. A sensor measures the small pressure

oscillations generated by the expansion and retraction of the ar-

teries with each heartbeat. The amplitude of the pressure waves

is measured in millimetres of mercury (mmHg) and shown in the

display as a digital value.

1. Important patient information

• Ensure that the air hose is not kinked. A kinked air hose may

prevent the cu from deating, thus interrupting the blood

ow in the arm for too long.

• Please wait a few minutes between successive measure-

ments, otherwise the blood ow in the arm is interrupted for