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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Instructions to User Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this quality product. Please read the manual very carefully before using this device. Failure to follow these instructions can cause measuring abnormality or damage to the Oximeter.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Instructions for Safe Operation Check the device to make sure that there is no visible damage that may affect user’s safety and measurement performance. It is recommended that the device should be inspected minimally before each use.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Biocompatibility tests have been performed on all the applied parts, some exceptional allergic patients may still have anaphylaxis. Do not apply to those who have anaphylaxis. For the individual patients, there should be a more prudent inspecting in the placing process.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter ☞ The equipment is IP22 with protection against harmful solid foreign objects and ingress of liquid. So that means the equipment is protected against solid foreign objects of 12.5mm and greater, and protected against vertically falling water drops when enclosure tilted up to 15°.
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Table of Contents 1 Overview ................. 1 1.1 Appearance ................1 1.2 Product Name and Model ............ 4 1.3 Structure ................4 1.4 Features................4 1.5 Intended Use ................ 4 1.6 Working Environment ............5 2 Power Supply ................
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter 8.2 Cleaning and Disinfecting Instruction ......... 41 9 Troubleshooting ..............42 Appendix .................. 45 I Key of Symbols ............... 45 II Common Knowledge ............. 47 Quality Inspection Certificate ........... 50...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter 1 Overview 1.1 Appearance Alert indicator Display screen Menu/Confirm Record/Back Auto-rotate /Up Power indicator Right /Sound Power/Left Setting/Down Figure 1.1 Front View...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Reserved for SpO2 probe future use connector Figure 1.2 Upper-side view connector DC power input contact shoes with polarity indication Figure 1.3 Bottom side view 1. Display screen: Display measurement result, trends and menus. (Power/Left): Power on/off the device by longtime pressing;...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter (Auto-rotate/Up): On measuring screen, longtime pressing to enable or disable the automatic screen orientation (on horizontal or vertical direction); On menu or sub-menu screen, short time press it to move the cursor upwards or adjust the parameter value.
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter 1.2 Product Name and Model Name: Handheld Pulse Oximeter Model: SP-20 1.3 Structure It consists of the main unit and SpO probe. 1.4 Features It is lightweight, small in size and easy to carry ...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter It is to be used in but not restricted to veterinary institutions. 1.6 Working Environment Operating temperature: 5~40℃ Operating humidity: 15%~93% (non-condensing) Atmospheric pressure: 70kPa~106kPa 2 Power Supply 1. Internal power supply with built-in battery: Built-in battery specification: 2000mAh lithium battery.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Micro USB connector Polarity markings Figure 2.1A Base--front view Figure 2.1B Base--top view Description: The base is used to hold the oximeter, and also for charging the oximeter. You can charge the oximeter by the following methods: 1) When the oximeter is held by the base, you can connect one end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the back of the base marked with “DC 5V/1A”, and the other end to the USB...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter USB connector may be damaged. 4) Put the device into the base properly, and pay attention to the polarity markings, as shown in figure 2.2.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Oximeter Insert the oximeter into the base by this direction Base Figure 2.2 Connection between oximeter and base...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter 3 SpO Sensor Connection 3.1 Choose SpO Sensor Adapter The device is equipped with universal Y-type sensors including different adapters for various measuring sites. Two types of sensor adapters (big clip and small clip) are provided for the Y-type SpO sensor.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Installation of Big Clip 1. Slip off the two rubber jackets from the clip; 2. Fix the sensor cable to the clip (Figure 3.2A); 3. Slide one branch of Y-type sensor (the side with coating inward) into the fixing slot from the clip opening to the stop at the end of the slot (Figure 3.2B), and then fix the other branch;...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Installation of Small Clip Follow the step 1, step 3 and step 4 mentioned in Section Installation of Big Clip and refer to Figure 3.3A and Figure 3.3B Figure 3.3 Small Clip Installation 3.3 Placement of Veterinary SpO Sensor As a general rule, measuring SpO and pulse rate for animal is...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter wrap the SpO sensor onto other places such as ear (Figure 3.5) or claw/leg (Figure 3.6). Since animal hair will decrease the sensitivity or even make the measurement failure, please always choose the place with less hair under the sensor. If necessary, shave off the hair on the measuring site.
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter lamp and infrared heating lamp can also cause measurement error. In such condition, you can use solid black thing to cover the measuring site and the sensor. 3. If the measured tissue is too thin to get stable readings, a layer of gauze can be wrapped on one or both side of the sensor.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter When the ambient temperature is over 35℃, please change the measuring site every two hours; when the ambient temperature is over 37℃, please do NOT use the SpO sensor, as using in high temperatures can cause burns. ...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter 4 Operation 4.1 Power on/off the Oximeter ➢ Long pressing" " Power/Left key for 1~2 seconds, then the oximeter will be powered on. The oximeter will do self-test and then the software version and warning message "Professional attendance...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter 4.2 Default Display Screen Press “ ”power key for 2 seconds to start up the Oximeter, then the screen will display the default screen, as shown in Figure 4.2. Wireless icon Auto-rotate icon Recording mode Auto power off disable icon Patient ID Sound indicator...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter the probe is not connected or the probe is off from the measuring site, then "Check Probe" message prompts and keeps blinking on the screen, and "bibibi..." alert sound appears simultaneously. Alert sound is sustaining for about 3 minutes, and if there is no any key operation in this period, then the device will power off automatically (if the auto power off function is enabled).
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter ➢ Sound indicator " " means that the global sound is disabled, the user can enable the global sound by longtime pressing " " key. Longtime pressing " " key again can disable the global sound, that’s to say, the speaker is turned off at all, therefore, no pulse beep sound, no audible alert and no key click sound.
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter 4.3 Menu On the default measuring screen, short time press " " Menu/Confirm key for entering into main menu screen (as shown in Figure 4.3). Figure 4.3 Main menu There are 7 functional icons in main menu screen, press Up/Down/Left/Right key can move the cursor to make selection and press "...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter ➢ Recording mode: Select the data recording mode, "Spot-check Record" and "Trend Record" for option. ➢ record: Recall and review the records stored on the oximeter, two types of record for option: "Spot-check Record" and "Trend Record", see Section 4.4 for details. ➢...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Figure 4.4A Patient ID setup screen Move the cursor on "Edit" and press Confirm key " ", when the cursor turns to blue, then the user can edit the patient ID, and move the cursor on "OK" to confirm the edit, the edit screen is as shown in figure 4.5.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Figure 4.6 Recording mode setup screen Note: When selecting “Spot-check Record” for data recording, the measuring time should last over 10 seconds to get one spot-check reading, or no reading value will not be recorded in Spot-check data record;...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Refer to Section 4.4 for details. 4.3.4 Date On main menu screen, move the cursor on "Date" and press Confirm key " ", then the oximeter enters into date setup screen, as shown in figure 4.8. Figure 4.8 Date setup screen Date setting procedure: 1) Move the cursor stays on the Year of the date, press Confirm...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Note: The setting operations of other parameters (such as User ID, User, Auto Power Off, Power Saving etc.) are the same with date setting. 4.3.5 Settings On main menu screen, move the cursor on "Settings" and press Confirm key "...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter by longtime pressing “ ”key, and the pulse beep is set to “On” option, and when there is no over-limit event, then pulse beep sound can be heard during SpO measurement. ➢ Language: This oximeter provides the display with three languages: Simplified Chinese, English and Spanish, the factory default is "English", as shown in figure 4.10D.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Figure 4.10C Pulse beep setup Figure 4.10D Language setup Figure 4.10E Auto Power OFF setup Figure 4.10F Wireless setup Figure 4.10G Power Saving setup...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Figure 4.10H Default setting Figure 4.10I Version info Figure 4.10J Demo mode Notes: When the Auto Power Off is set to "On" option, if there is no...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter key operation for 3 minutes, then the oximeter will power off automatically. When the Power Saving Mode is set to "On" option, during the measurement, if there is no key operation for 1 minute, the screen display will be dim for power saving.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Note: When the SpO reading is lower than or equal to the preset alert setting or the PR reading is higher than or equal to the preset high limit or the PR reading is lower than or equal to the preset low limit, then the over-limit alert event will be activated, that's, the alert sound "bibibibi..."...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter 4.4 Record 4.4.1 Data Recall On main default screen, short time press Record/Back key " " to enter into data recall screen, as shown in figure 4.13. Figure 4.13 SpO record records include two types, Spot-check Record and Trend Record, Spot-check Record is a list showing the recording time, value and pulse rate value for each spot-checking event, as shown in figure 4.14.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter corresponding patient and patient ID for the selected record Figure 4.14 Spot-check Record list If Trend Record is selected, then the screen shows a list of trend data record, and each record corresponds to a period of recording at a fixed time interval (1 second), as shown in figure 4.15, press Up/Down key ( "...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter corresponding patient and patient ID for the selected record Figure 4.15 Trend record---List...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter corresponding patient and Recording patient ID for time the selected record trend graph PR trend graph Figure 4.16 Trend record---Trend graph 4.4.2 Data Deletion On the record list screen shown in figure 4.14 or 4.15, move the cursor on the record you want to delete, and longtime pressing Sound/Right key("...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Figure 4.16 Delete records At this time, short time press Menu/Confirm (" ") key to confirm and delete the records. Or short time press Record/Back (" ") key to return to record list screen. 4.4.3 Data Upload If you want to upload the stored data (SpO , PR and TEMP values)
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter scan the SP-20 Oximeter. b. The host will pair with the SP-20 Oximeter at a moment. c. After connecting, the host can display and manage the measurement data of SP-20 by wireless. The pairing and transmitting distance of wireless function is 8 meters in the normal.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter The typical continuous operation time of the battery: 18 hours (when screen display is automatically off and wireless function is disabled). The typical service life of the battery: 5 years. C. SpO Measurement Transducer: dual-wavelength LED sensor with wavelength: Red light: 660 nm, Infrared light: 905 nm.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter affect the performance of the Oximeter. G. Performance under Low Perfusion condition The accuracy of SpO and PR measurement still meet the precision described above when the modulation amplitude is as low as 0.3%. H.
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter The update time for determining SpO and PR value is 8 seconds, and the displaying update time is 1 second. Remark: The oximeter calculates the SpO and PR value, every second by use of recently acquired data segment, then yields the displaying value by moving average of the latest calculated parameters.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter reset (that’s to say, the alert sound will be mute, and icon “ ” appears on the upper right corner of the screen), but the over-limited value still keeps blinking. when the current alert event ends or a new type of alert event occurs, then the status of audible alert reset will be ended (that’s to say, the alert sound can be generated when an alert event occurs, and icon “...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter 7 Packing List 1. An Oximeter 2. A SpO probe 3. User Manual 4. A oximeter rubber cover 5. A charging base 6. Charging cable (optional) 7. A USB data cable (optional) Notes: 1. The accessories are subject to change. See the package in your hand for detailed items and quantity.
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter The recommended storage environment of the device: Ambient temperature: -20ºC ~60ºC Relative humidity: 10%~95% Atmospheric pressure: 50kPa~107.4kPa Storage and Transportation between uses: – 25℃ without relative humidity control; and + 70℃ at a relative humidity up to 93% (non-condensing).
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter 9 Troubleshooting Trouble Possible Reason Solution 1. The clip is not well 1. Place the clip on the Unstable placed on the measuring site correctly measuring site. and try again. Pulse Rate 2. The patient is 2.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter 10 Frequently Asked Questions 1. Q: What's SpO A: SpO means the saturation percentage of oxygen in the blood. 2. Q: What's the normal range of SpO value for animal? A: The normal range varies by individual, but usually over 95%, otherwise, please consult your physician.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter direct sunlight; c) Presence of certain dyes, such as methylene and indigo carmine; d) Animal hair color and skin color; e) Excessive patient movement; f) Placement of a sensor on an extremity with a blood pressure cuff, arterial catheter, or intravascular line;...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Appendix I Key of Symbols Symbol Description %SpO The oxygen saturation Perfusion Index Pulse rate (Unit: beats per minute) Pulse bar graph Low battery voltage Symbols Battery is full on the Alert reset icon screen Speaker mute icon Speaker volume icon...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter probe connector Power/Left Key Right/ Sound Key Auto-rotate/Up Key Setting/Down Key Menu/Confirm key or Record/Back key Symbols on the Serial number panels CE mark Authorized representative in the European Community Date of manufacture Manufacturer (including address) With Type BF applied part See User Manual Disposal of this device according to...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter II Common Knowledge 1 Meaning of SpO is the saturation percentage of oxygen in the blood, so called O concentration in the blood; it is defined by the percentage of oxyhemoglobin (HbO ) in the total hemoglobin of the arterial blood.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter dysfunctional hemoglobin, such as carboxyhemoglobin or metahemoglobin. Clinical application of pulse oximeters: SpO is an important physiological parameter to reflect the respiration and ventilation function, so SpO monitoring used in clinical becomes more popularly, such as monitoring the patient with serious respiratory disease, the patient under anesthesia during operation, premature and neonate.
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Placement of a sensor on an extremity with a blood pressure cuff, arterial catheter, or intravascular line Exposure to the chamber with High pressure oxygen There is an arterial occlusion proximal to the sensor ...
User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Quality Inspection Certificate...
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User Manual for Handheld Pulse Oximeter Manufacturer Date of manufacture Lot number Follow instructions for use Keep in a cool, dry place Imported by Product code Authorized representative in the European community WEEE disposal Product complies with European Directive Caution: read instructions (warnings) carefully...
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Atmospheric pressure limit Temperature limit GIMA WARRANTY TERMS The Gima 12-month standard B2B warranty applies. Disposal: The product must not be disposed of along with other domestic waste. The users must dispose of this equipment by bringing it to a specific recycling...
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