Intended Use - Nellcor OXIMAX N-600X Series Service Manual

General Introduction
proper firmware, activation of the pulse oximeter's OxiMax SPD™ Alert (SPD) feature
is possible.

Intended Use

The OxiMax N-600x pulse oximeter is intended for prescription use only with neonatal,
pediatric, and adult patients who are well or poorly perfused in hospitals, hospital-type
facilities, intra-hospital transport, and home environments. The OxiMax SPD™ Alert (SPD)
feature is intended only for facility-use care of adults to detect patterns of desaturation
indicative of repetitive reductions in airflow through the upper airway and into the
lungs.
Note:
Intended typical usage may be defined to include the following for the OxiMax N-600x pulse
oximeter:
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Hospital use typically covers such areas as general care floors (GCFs), operating rooms, special procedure
areas, intensive and critical care areas within the hospital and in hospital-type facilities. Hospital-type facilities
include physician office-based facilities, sleep labs, skilled nursing facilities, surgicenters, and sub-acute
centers.
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Intra-hospital transport includes transport of a patient within the hospital or hospital-type facility.
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Homecare use involves a lay person (parent or other similar non-critical caregiver) in the home environment.
Use with any particular patient requires the selection of an appropriate OxiMax pulse
oximetry sensor.
Through the use of the four softkeys, users can access trend information, change
alarm limits, adjust the internal time clock, select the communications protocol, and
choose the interface language native to the language of the facility, caregiver, or
user. See Using Oximeter Softkey Menus, page 64.
The oximeter can operate on AC power or on an internal battery. The controls and
indicators for the oximeter are illustrated and identified in OxiMax N-600x Pulse
Oximeter Front Panel, Figure 2 on page 16 and OxiMax N-600x Pulse Oximeter Rear
Panel, Figure 3 on page 21.
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Figure 1. Front Panel Menu Softkeys
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