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Properties | Details |
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SFDA Classification | Class IIb |
Purpose of Use | Monitor patients' vital signs and display them on the screen and alert the medical staff of any unwanted health condition |
Work Location & End-User | Place of work: All departments of the hospital, especially the intensive care unit End User: Nursing Staff |
Parts & Accessories | Parts: screen and batteries, internal processing and control units, speakers Accessories: blood pressure wires, electrodes and ECG wires, temperature sensor and oxygen saturation wires |
Operation | The monitor collects patient data using different methods for different parameters such as ECG, IBP, NIBP, temperature, SpO2, cardiac output, heart rate, respiratory rate, EEG, and transcutaneous blood gases. The input is then amplified, processed, and displayed as a waveform and/or a numerical value. Alarm limits can then be adjusted to desired levels to alert medical staff of undesirable health conditions. |
Common Problems | • Software problems. • ECG electrodes do not read the signal |
Manufacturers | • Philips • Drager • GE Healthcare |
Sources | • Saudi Food and Drug Authority • Springer |