System Overview - GE HEALTHCARE CARESCAPE Monitor B650 Technical Manual

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System overview

3.1 System introduction
The CARESCAPE Monitor B650 is a modular monitoring solution for multiple care areas and
intrahospital transport within a professional healthcare facility. The patient monitor offers
various hardware configurations, software options and parameter module support to expand
from basic hemodynamic operations to demanding operating room applications.
The patient monitor is backwards compatible and upgradeable for the future.
3.2 System components
The CARESCAPE Monitor B650 monitoring system components are introduced below.
3.2.1 Monitor
The CARESCAPE Monitor B650 consists of a main unit and a pivoting module frame.
Main unit
The main unit consists of the following subsystems: power management, CPU, display, user
interface and external interfaces.
The power management subsystem provides the operating voltages for the electronics of the
device and takes care of the battery management. It consists of an AC/DC power supply, a
DC/DC power management board and an optional lithium-ion battery.
The CPU board is the main board of the monitor. It takes care of the user input and acquisition
data processing and displays the processed information on the screen. It controls the monitor
operation and communication with the other subsystems. It also interfaces with
synchronization connector, the optional WLAN card and the speaker. The main software and
all platform and clinical settings are stored in a detachable flash memory.
The display subsystem consists of a 15" touchscreen LCD display that has an integrated LED
backlight unit. The display controller is integrated to the CPU board.
The user interface board provides an interface between the CPU board and the keypad, Trim
Knob control, alarm light board and touchscreen sensor.
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