Welch Allyn Atlas Operator's Manual page 98

MESSAGE:
Blood pressure failure, service required
MEANING:
Atlas Monitor has detected a malfunction of the Blood Pressure system.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
A mechanical or electrical fault has been detected in the Blood Pressure system. Remove the Atlas
Monitor from service. The unit must be repaired.
MESSAGE:
Check blood pressure cuff
MEANING:
The Atlas Monitor has detected a problem in making a Blood Pressure measurement. No internal problem
is detected. Either the Atlas Monitor could not detect a pulse, could not bring the cuff to the required
pressure, or detected an overpressure condition. There may also be a problem that prevented the Atlas
Monitor from completing a measurement within 3 minutes of the start of the measurement.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
Check the tubing for kinks, crimps, or constrictions.
Check the tubing for leaks at the Atlas Monitor connection, and at the cuff connection.
Check the cuff for leaks.
Check the cuff for correct size for the patient – check that the index mark falls within the range markings.
Check the cuff for proper fit – there should be room to insert two fingers between the deflated cuff and
the patient's limb.
Check the cuff for proper alignment – there is a mark indicating where the cuff should align over the
patient's brachial artery.
Check the patient – must be motionless. Excess movement, shivering, seizure could interfere with the
measurement.
Check the patient – unusual physiology, obesity, or poor circulation could be preventing Atlas Monitor
from detecting the pulse.
MESSAGE:
Clock battery is dead - service required
MEANING:
There is a lithium battery inside the Atlas Monitor model 621xx that runs the time-of-day clock. It has
lost power and the Atlas Monitor is no longer able to maintain its time settings. In models 622xx and
623xx, the rechargeable battery runs the clock, and it is depleted.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
The model 621xx lithium battery must be replaced. The models 622xx and 623xx batteries can be
recharged by plugging the system into AC power for 5 to 24 hours.
MESSAGE:
Clock not set
MEANING:
The time-of-day clock and calendar has not been set.
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