Product Manual

SureTemp
®
Plus temperature module
The temperature module uses a thermistor thermometer design and a predictive
algorithm to calculate patient temperatures in the Predictive mode.
WARNING Patient injury risk. Prior to taking a temperature, instruct the
patient not to bite down on the probe as patient injury and damage to the
probe may result.
WARNING Patient injury risk. Do not exceed the recommended
temperature measurement durations in Direct mode. Continuous
measurement durations of 3 minutes at the oral and rectal sites and 5
minutes at the axillary site are recommended for accurate measurement.
Do not continuously measure beyond 10 minutes in any mode.
WARNING Probe covers are single-use only. Re-use of a probe cover may
result in spread of bacteria and cross-contamination.
WARNING Patient injury risk. Use only Welch Allyn single-use disposable
probe covers. Never take a temperature measurement without a single-use
probe cover securely attached. Failure to use a probe cover can cause
patient discomfort from a heated probe, patient cross-contamination, and
inaccurate temperature readings.
WARNING Patient illness may result from improper use of oral and rectal
temperature probes. Using the incorrect probe may also produce
inaccurate measurements.
• Use only oral probes, identified by a blue ejection button at the top of the
probe, to take oral and axillary temperatures.
• Use only rectal probes, identified by a red ejection button at the top of the
probe, to take rectal temperatures.
WARNING Patient illness or cross-contamination may result from
improper placement of oral and rectal temperature probes in the probe
wells.
• Place only oral probes, identified by a blue ejection button at the top of the
probe, in the blue probe wells.
• Place only rectal probes, identified by a red ejection button at the top of the
probe, in the red probe wells.
WARNING Inaccurate measurement risk. Never take an axillary
temperature through the patient's clothing. Carefully place the probe in the
axilla, avoiding contact with other objects or material. Always verify direct
contact between the probe cover and skin.
WARNING Patient injury risk. When taking rectal temperatures, insert the
probe tip only 5/8 inch (approximately 1.5 cm) inside the rectum of adults
and only 3/8 inch (approximately 1 cm) inside the rectum of children to
avoid the risk of bowel perforation.
106 Patient monitoring Welch Allyn Connex
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Vital Signs Monitor 6000 Series™