Conventions - Welch Allyn Acuity Directions For Use Manual

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• The ST Analysis module provides real-time monitoring and alarms for ST-segment
deviations 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 option is not intended for use with neonatal
patients.
• 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
patient information delivered to mobile devices), HL7 Interface options, Third Party
Data Stream Interface and Clinician Notifier Barcode Interface.
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, whereas the patient monitor uses a heart rate
algorithm based on data from a single ECG lead.
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
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 good
clinical practice guidelines 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.

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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. "
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