Equipment Response Time - Nonin Avant 9700 Operator's Manual

Equipment Response Time

If the signal from the sensor is inadequate, the last measured SpO
for 10 seconds and are then replaced with dashes.
SpO Values
2
Standard/Fast Averaged SpO
Extended Averaged SpO
Pulse Rate Values
Standard/Fast Averaged Pulse Rate
Extended Averaged Pulse Rate
Equipment Delays
Display Update Delay
Alarm Signal Generation Delay
Example - SpO Exponential Averaging
2
SpO decreases 0.75% per second (7.5% over 10 seconds)
2
Pulse Rate = 75 BPM
Specific to this example:
• The response of the 4-beat average is 1.5 seconds.
• The response of the 8-beat average is 3 seconds.
38
4 beat exponential
2
8 beat exponential
2
4 beat exponential
8 beat exponential
1.5 seconds
0 seconds
and pulse rate values freeze
2
Average
2 beats
2 beats
Response
2 beats
2 beats
Delay
Technical Information
Latency
Latency