Product Overview; Overview; Product Description - Covidien Nellcor Operator's Manual

2 Product Overview

Overview

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WARNING:
Patient conditions may result in erroneous readings. If the measurements are
suspect, verify the reading using another clinically accepted measurement
method.
This chapter contains basic information about the Nellcor™ Bedside SpO
Patient Monitoring System. The monitoring system relies on unique oximetry
technology and design to provide hospitals, clinicians, and caregivers accurate,
timely data, which includes a number of parameters.
Arterial blood oxygen saturation (SpO
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ed hemoglobin relative to the sum of oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin
Pulse rate (PR) — Detected heart pulsations in beats per minute
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Plethysmographic waveform (Pleth) — A non-normalized waveform that rep-
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resents relative pulsatile strength
Operating status — State of the monitoring system, including alarm conditions
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and messages
Patient data — Real-time trend data on the current patient
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Sensor messages — Detected real-time information on attached patient sensor
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Product Description

2.2
The Nellcor™ Bedside SpO
noninvasive monitoring of functional oxygen saturation of arterial hemoglobin
(SpO ) and pulse rate.
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Patient Monitoring System provides continuous,
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