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Summary of Contents for Boston Scientific BODYGUARDIAN MINI PLUS
- Page 1 BODYGUARDIAN MINI PLUS ™ Patient Instruction Manual FULLY WATERPROOF Featuring a waterproof monitor safe for showering, bathing, and submerging in water as deep as 3 feet.
- Page 2 Any data or information transmitted or received by Boston Scientific Cardiac Diagnostic Services after your physician or qualified health care professional has ended your service will not be processed, reviewed or analyzed by Boston Scientific Cardiac Diagnostic Services, and Boston Scientific Cardiac Diagnostic Services shall have no liability for any such information or data.
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Page 3: Monitoring Period
OVERVIEW Overview of your monitoring prescription Review the Always keep Always wear one Record your Replace Strip or Complete your Patient financial phone within 10 monitor on your symptoms as ECG electrodes monitoring obligations feet of monitor chest you feel them when they lose prescription and billing... -
Page 4: Contact Information
CONTACT INFORMATION Patient services Billing assistance 888.747.4701 888.500.3522 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST, M-F 24 hours a day, 7 days a week reimbursementinfo@CDxBsci.com monitortroubleshooting@CDxBsci.com Returning your monitor Patient benefit quotes 888.500.3522 888-747-4760 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. CST, M-F 7:00 a.m. - Page 5 EQUIPMENT Strips or an Your equipment will include either lead set (with electrodes). You will not receive both. Follow the instructions for the equipment you receive. charging cord (equipment may differ from pictured) ECG lead wires Do not use your own smartphone personal device chargers.
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Page 6: Getting Started
ECG lead set Prepare your skin Decide which chest placement you will use before you prepare your skin. You can wear BodyGuardian Mini PLUS either vertically or horizontally. If hair is present, remove the hair where you will place the monitor. - Page 7 GETTING STARTED for patients using STRIPS Attach the monitor to the Strip Slide the monitor into the black molding on the Strip until the micro-USB connector on the Strip is inserted completely into the monitor. Tips • This is most easily accomplished on a flat surface, like a table.
- Page 8 GETTING STARTED for patients using STRIPS Attach to your chest 1. Peel away backing from the Strip. 2. Place the portion of the Strip with the adhesive exposed flat on your chest in one of the placement locations (p. 9-10). 3.
- Page 9 GETTING STARTED for patients using STRIPS Once the Strip makes contact with your skin, you cannot adjust its position. Preferred placement (vertical) Place the top of the Strip just below the jugular notch, which is the bone at the base of the neck at the intersection of the collar bone.
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Page 10: Alternate Placement
GETTING STARTED for patients using STRIPS Once the Strip makes contact with your skin, you cannot adjust its position. Alternate placement (horizontal) Place the right side of the Strip near the center of the chest over the sternum. patient patient patient patient right... -
Page 11: Turn On Phone
GETTING STARTED for patients using STRIPS Turn on phone Success Stay within 3 feet of Press and hold the Power key located on the right edge or the back of the the phone, remain still, phone, depending upon the model. Once powered on, the phone displays the and wait for the phone ACTION REQUIRED screen. - Page 12 GETTING STARTED for patients using an ECG LEAD SET Did you receive Strips or an ECG lead set? This section (pages 12-15) includes instructions for using an lead set to wear your monitor. If you received Strips, see page 6. Strip ECG lead set Prepare your skin...
- Page 13 GETTING STARTED for patients using an ECG LEAD SET Attach the monitor and electrodes 1. Slide the monitor onto the center connector of the lead wires. Ensure the connector is inserted completely into the monitor. 2. Snap one ECG electrode into each of the leads, connector and one into the center monitor connector.
- Page 14 GETTING STARTED for patients using an ECG LEAD SET Attach to your chest Remove the adhesive backing from each of the electrodes, then attach them to the following locations for the type of lead set you received with your equipment. 1-wire lead set patient right patient left...
- Page 15 GETTING STARTED for patients using an ECG LEAD SET Success Turn on phone Stay within 3 feet of Press and hold the Power key located on the right edge or the back of the the phone, remain still, phone, depending upon the model. Once powered on, the phone displays the and wait for the phone ACTION REQUIRED screen.
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Page 16: Daily Usage
DAILY USAGE The smartphone supports multiple languages. Tap Help and Settings Settings Change Language. Keep the phone within 10 feet of the If the phone moves out of cellular monitor on your chest network range . . . Keep the phone with you at all times. Your monitoring will continue uninterrupted, However, if (1) you get separated from the but your data won't be sent to your health... - Page 17 DAILY USAGE Wi-Fi You can connect the phone to an available Wi-Fi network. This can be particularly useful if you find yourself in an area of poor cellular coverage. 1. On the home screen, tap Wi-Fi. 2. Ensure the Wi-Fi button is toggled to ON. 3.
- Page 18 DAILY USAGE When your monitor If you have 2 monitors . . . battery is low If you have 2 monitors, switch monitors. Always wear one of the monitors while the other monitor remains connected to the charger. When the monitor battery is low, the phone will alert you.
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Page 19: Charging The Monitor
DAILY USAGE If you have 1 monitor . . . Charging the monitor If you have 1 monitor, remove and charge the monitor. While charging, the blue light on the monitor blinks. 1. Detach the monitor from the Strip or lead set on your chest. Once fully charged, the You do not need to remove the Strip or electrodes from blue light remains solidly... - Page 20 It is suggested to remove the Strip while showering to limit the potential for skin irritation issues. 3. Use a new Strip to re-attach BodyGuardian Mini PLUS to your chest (see pages 6-11). Replacing the ECG electrodes Change the ECG electrodes every 3 days OR when they no longer adhere to the skin.
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Page 21: Water Resistance
The micro-USB port should not be exposed to water. The phone is NOT waterproof. Keep away from water. • You do not need to remove BodyGuardian Mini PLUS when showering or bathing. • If you will be swimming in water deeper than 3 feet, remove the monitor. - Page 22 DAILY USAGE Monitor indicators This section explains the sounds and LED lights on the monitor. The phone communicates this same information and is the best method for understanding the status of your monitoring session. If you are curious about what the monitors sounds and lights mean, you can use this information as a reference.
- Page 23 DAILY USAGE Warnings Sounds Lights* What it means Caused by Low monitor battery. Charge the monitor (page 19). every 5 sec Monitor battery is low. Informational Sounds Lights* What it means Caused by none every 5 sec Monitoring successfully. none every 5 sec Monitoring successfully.
- Page 24 COMPLETING YOUR MONITORING When your prescription ends The phone will alert you when your prescription has ended. When you see this message on the phone: 1. Remove the monitor on your chest, then place it near the phone. Do not power off the monitor. 2.
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Page 25: Returning Equipment
3. Drop package off at the shipping carrier listed on the prepaid return label. For assistance, call Boston Scientific Cardiac Diagnostics at 888.500.3522. If you have lost or damaged the equipment, Boston Scientific Cardiac Diagnostics will mail you an invoice for the cost. -
Page 26: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING Poor Skin Contact message appears on the phone CAUSE This message indicates poor contact between your skin, the monitor and Strip (or electrodes). It is NOT related to the Bluetooth or cellular connection of the phone. RESOLUTIONS Tap OK Tap OK on the phone to dismiss the message. - Page 27 TROUBLESHOOTING Chest placement location Ensure that BodyGuardian Mini PLUS is positioned properly on the chest. See pages 9-10, 14 for chest placement locations. For Strip users, ensure one of two arrows on the Strip is pointing up. Tip: For the horizontal Strip position, some patients acquire a better signal when the monitor is placed higher up on the chest, closer to the collarbone, to avoid fleshy tissue areas.
- Page 28 TROUBLESHOOTING When switching monitors, the phone displays PREPARING MONITOR for an extended time CAUSE This occurs when there is a large amount of collected data on the monitor that is currently being downloaded to the phone. RESOLUTION Wait for the phone to finish downloading. 1.
- Page 29 TROUBLESHOOTING The phone touch screen dims or shuts off automatically CAUSE Even when the phone is collecting data, the phone turns off the touch screen to conserve battery when you do not use the phone for a specified period. This is normal. The phone is - or - still performing its monitoring functions.
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Page 30: Insurance Information
1. Your medical professional will bill your insurance for the in-office hook-up and the final reading of the test results. 2. Boston Scientific Cardiac Diagnostic Services will bill your insurance for the use of the monitor along with providing the physician with 24/7 monitoring center service and all requested data and reports. - Page 31 Poor applicable Rate our service level General satisfaction with Boston Scientific Cardiac Diagnostics Ability to contact Boston Scientific Cardiac Diagnostics at 888.500.3522 Attention given to your comments Knowledge, professionalism and courtesy of representatives Explanations given to hook up your monitor...
- Page 32 Shipment of supplies for the length of your study Comments I am interested in potentially sharing my patient experience and consent to Boston Scientific Cardiac Diagnostics, Inc. contacting me for such purposes at the contact information I provided above, which may include telephone or email.
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My session with BodyGuardian Mini Plus is done. How do I power off the phone?
how do I change languages? My monitor is in danish I need english.