Uterine Activity Test - GE Corometrics 170 Series Service Manual

Uterine Activity Test

Revision C
Functional Checkout Procedure: Uterine Activity Test
This portion of the functional checkout procedure tests the uterine activity section of
the 170 Series Monitor.
1. Set the switches on the Model 325 Simulator according to
2. Connect the simulator's UA sub-cable to the
3. Access the service setup mode and note the UA reference default value. (The
monitor is shipped from the factory with this value set at 10 relative units;
however, your unit may have been custom configured.) Exit the service mode.
4. Press the monitor's
5. Press the monitor's
6. Briefly press the monitor's
the monitor:
The UA value matches the default setting.
The recorder prints a continuous line at the default value on the uterine
activity channel of the strip chart paper.
The recorder prints the messages
paper.
7. Press and hold the
available selections for UA reference: 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25 relative units. Test
each of these reference settings. Verify that the UA value is displayed
accordingly and that the recorder prints a continuous line at the corresponding
value on the uterine activity channel of the strip chart paper.
8. Place the simulator's
and 100 relative units. Verify that the UA value is displayed accordingly and
that the recorder prints a continuous line at the corresponding value on the heart
rate channel of the strip chart paper.
Table 6-5. Uterine Activity Test Simulator Settings
Section
General
UA
9. Press the
UA Reference
set to a different value, press and hold the
10. Place the simulator's
UA value measures a ramp between 10 and 100 relative units and that the
recorder prints a ramp between the same values. Refer to
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UA
button to turn on the monitor.
Power
pushbutton.
Record
pushbutton. Verify the following on
UA Reference
and
TOCO
button on the monitor to cycle through the
UA Reference
switch at each of the level settings: 0, 10, 50,
UA Level
Switch
Pattern Memory
Main
Level
Mode
button to reference to 10 relative units. If the default is
UA Reference
switch to the RAMP position. Verify that the
UA Level
Table 6-5.
receptacle on the monitor.
on the strip chart
UA REF
Setting
OFF
LEVEL
0 mmHg
TOCO
button to cycle to 10.
Figure 6-5.
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