Welch Allyn Acuity and Mobile Acuity LT Central Monitoring Systems - User Manual - Manual (Page 6)

2 Chapter 1 General information Welch Allyn Acuity Central Monitoring System
Acuity System software further processes data acquired from patient monitors. Acuity
Systems with the Arrhythmia Analysis module calculate heart rate using multiple ECG
leads and arrhythmia analysis algorithms.
The Acuity System is not directly connected to patients. It is designed to be used as a
central monitoring system for a set of patient monitors that support both continuously and
intermittently acquired data. Supported monitors include, but are not limited to, the
following Welch Allyn devices: Propaq
® Encore, Propaq CS, Propaq LT , Micropaq ® , and
Welch Allyn 1500 Patient Monitor ® , as configured to interface with the Acuity System.
The Acuity System and distributed monitoring devices are prescription devices to be used
by authorized health care professionals using standard institutional procedures and
standards of care for patient monitoring. Staff training in the operation of the Acuity
System and the patient monitoring devices connected to it is essential for optimal use.
Users should be skilled at the level of a technician, nurse, physician, health care provider
or medical specialist, with the knowledge and experience to acquire and interpret
patients’ vital-signs data.
Individuals using the Acuity System should be familiar with its operation as described in
this manual, and they should understand all warnings and cautions in the manual.
Conventions
WARNING Indicates conditions or practices that could lead to illness, injury, or
death.
Caution Indicates conditions or practices that could damage the equipment or
other property.
On the product, means “Consult the accompanying documentation.”