A First Finometer® Model-2 Measurement - FINAPRES Finometer Model-2 User Manual

1.4 A first Finometer® Model-2 measurement
Next, attach to your subject the following sensor systems: the finger
cuff and the Height Correction Unit:
• Strap the Frontend Unit to a subject's hand or wrist. The Frontend
Unit cable should run away from the fingers and along the arm
towards the shoulders.
• Select a properly sized finger cuff (see Figure 6.1).
• Wrap the cuff as shown in Figure 6-2 Applying the finger cuff. Note
that finger cuffs have a conical form. Gently try to remove the
finger cuff by pulling. This should fail.
•
o Connect the Height Correction Unit,
(see Figure 3.5).
o Insert its electrical connector at the rear end of the Frontend
Unit in the telephone chassis part.
o Null the Height Correction Unit, Follow the instructions of
paragraph 5.1 Height Correction Unit nulling procedure.
o Position and attach both Height Correction Unit sensors as
described in paragraph 3.4. Attach the Height Correction Unit
at the finger cuff and the pillbox at heart level.
• Press START once to start a measurement. Observe the blood
pressure waveform and trending on the PC screen.
• Continue the measurement for some minutes and move the hand
gently in height. If the Height Correction Unit was connected and
properly nulled you should observe no substantial effect. If not
connected a substantial level shift should be seen in the curve
displayed.
• Press STOP once to stop the measurement. You have just success-
fully completed your first measurement with Finometer® Model-2.
When the measurements are completed, switch off the power using the
power on/off switch on the back panel of the Finometer® Model-2.
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