Welch Allyn Acuity and Mobile Acuity LT Central Monitoring Systems - User Manual - Manual (Page 5)

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General information
Indications for use
The Acuity ® Central Monitoring Station is intended to be used by clinicians for the central
monitoring of neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients in health care facilities.
In addition to the central monitoring of patient data, waveforms, alarms and alerts, the
Acuity software can include operational modules to provide extended recording of patient
data (Full Disclosure), arrhythmia monitoring and ST analysis.
• Full disclosure stores patient data for up to 96 hours
• Arrhythmia monitoring module provides real-time monitoring and alarms for specific
changes in cardiac rhythms. The clinician is responsible for determining the clinical
significance of each detected arrhythmia event or alarm. The arrhythmia module is not
intended for use with neonatal patients.
• ST analysis module provides real-time monitoring and alarms for ST segment
deviations, from a reference beat, for patients with suspected heart disease and
anomalies. The clinician is responsible for determining the clinical significance of each
selected ST segment deviation or alarm. The ST analysis module is not intended for
use with neonatal patients.
General description
The Acuity Central Monitoring System (Acuity System) is Welch Allyn’s central monitoring
solution. It consists of a central monitoring station, Acuity System software and a
collection of other commercially available networking products.
The Acuity System is available in multiple product configurations. Acuity Systems can be
customized to meet a customer’s unique needs based on hospital policy, health care
facility size and patient census and floor layout. In all cases, the user must carefully review
the features and functionality of the Acuity System to ensure that selected configurations
meet specific clinical needs.
The Acuity System supports patient information management, patient vital-sign alarm and
equipment alert management, patient data and waveform monitoring and review, system
administration and ongoing service.
The Welch Allyn Connectivity Server (WACS) module consists of a server platform on
which one or more of the following software options are installed: Web Server (Acuity
System patient printout files available on Web browsers), AcuityLink
® (Acuity System
patient information delivered to mobile devices), HL7 Interface options, Third Party Data
Stream Interface and Clinician Notifier Barcode Interface.