Error Codes - GE TONOPORT VI Operator's Manual

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Error Codes

E 02 Batteries depleted. Code appears when the
battery capacity is insufficient for new BP
measurements. The device differentiates
between two states: the memory has just been
cleared (i.e., the battery test is performed with a
higher drain to ensure that fresh batteries will be
inserted at the beginning of the measurement) or
measurements have already been taken.
E 03 Measurement time over. Code is displayed after
measurement duration of 180 seconds.
E 06 Inflation time over. The maximum inflation time
of 130 seconds has elapsed. This condition
indicates a leak in the cuff or tubing, or a defect
at the cuff connector.
E 07 This code appears
– when the device could not determine a
systolic value although the cuff pressure was
already increased twice
– when the current cuff pressure would exceed
the selected maximum pressure.
E 08 Maximum number of pressure measurements
taken (200 or 400); storage capacity exhausted.
E 14 Diastolic reading below 40 mmHg. Code
appears when the cuff pressure has dropped to
40 mmHg and no diastolic pressure could be
identified (TONOPORT VI does not measure
diastolic pressures below 40 mmHg).
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Error Codes
E 15 Motion artifact during diastole detection.
E 17 Internal hardware error. Please contact your
local authorized dealer
(http://gehealthcare.com).
E 18 Systolic reading outside measuring range.
E 19 Diastolic reading outside measuring range.
(Codes E 18 and E 19 are displayed when the
systolic and diastolic values are outside the
range in which oscillations were detected.)
E 21 Difference between systolic and diastolic
pressure too small (10 mmHg or less).
E 22 Motion artifact during systole detection.
E 26 Systolic reading below measuring range.
E 27 Systolic reading above measuring range.
E 29 Insufficient number of oscillations detected: For
a correct measurement, the system must detect a
minimum of 8 oscillations.
For deflation measurement method:
Tighten the cuff so that one finger, but not two,
can be inserted between the patient's arm and the
cuff. At the same time the device switches to a
deflation rate of 4 mmHg/s. When it detects
more than 13 oscillations later on, the rate
changes to 6 mmHg/s.
For inflation measurement method:
This error message will not be displayed because
TONOPORT VI automatically switches to the
deflation measurement method if the number of
detected oscillations is insufficient.
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