Welch Allyn 246 Propaq CS Vital Signs Monitor v.3.7X - User Manual - Manual (Page 5)

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General information
Intended use
The Propaq CS monitor is intended to be used by skilled clinicians for multiparameter vital
signs monitoring of neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients in health care facility bedside
applications. It is also intended for intra-facility transport.
• The ECG channel is intended for five-lead or three-lead ECG monitoring.
• The Respiration (RESP) channel is intended to detect the rate or absence of
respiratory effort, deriving the signal by measuring the ac impedance between
selected terminals of ECG electrodes.
• The Invasive Pressure (IBP) channel is intended for measuring arterial, venous, and
intracranial pressures (and umbilical artery and vein pressures for neonates) using
invasive transducers.
• The Noninvasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) channel is intended for indirectly measuring
arterial pressures using an inflatable cuff. If ECG is also monitored, the Propaq CS
Smartcuf™ software algorithm automatically synchronizes the NIBP measurement
process to the occurrences of the R-wave, increasing accuracy in cases of extreme
artifact and diminished pulses. The operator may disable or enable the Smartcuf
algorithm in the NIBP Menu.
• The Temperature (TEMP) channel is intended to measure temperature using an
attachable probe.
• The Pulse Oximetry (SpO
2
) channel is intended to noninvasively measure oxygen
saturation of arteriolar hemoglobin at a peripheral measurement site.
• The Capnography (CO
2
) channel is intended to noninvasively measure the following
vital signs or events: End-tidal CO
2
(ETCO
2
), Inspired CO
2
(INCO
2
), Breath Rate, and
Apnea.
• Propaq CS monitors that do not include CO
2
or printer options are able to withstand
light rain exposure over short periods of time (uniform distribution of approximately 1
mm of water/ minute for 10 minutes or less).
This guide was written for clinicians. Although this guide may describe some monitoring
techniques, Welch Allyn
® expects that you are a trained clinician who knows how to take
and interpret a patient’s vital signs. This monitor has been designed as a quality monitor;
however, inherent limitations require that good clinical judgment always prevail.