CVS BM 35 - Measuring Blood Pressure

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Proceed as follows to set the date and time:
• Switch on the blood pressure monitor with the button.
• Press the function key for over 5 seconds .
• The month starts flashing. Change the month by pressing the “+”
button. Each press will increase the number by one in a cycling
manner. Set the month 1 to 12 and confirm with the function
key .
• Set the day (1, 2, 3, ..., 31), hour (1, 2, 3, ..., 11, 12
PM
, 1
PM
, ...,
11
PM,
12) and minute (00, 01, 02, 03, ..., 59) in the same manner
and confirm in each case with the function key
.
5. Measuring blood pressure
WARNING:
• Consultyourphysicianbeforestartingtomeasureyourblood
pressure.
• Readandunderstandallinstructionsandwarningsbeforeusing
thisdevice.
• Likeanyoscillometricbloodpressuremeasurementdevices,
certainmedicalconditionscanaffectthemeasurementac-
curacy,amongothers:
–disorderofthecardiacrhythm
–verylowbloodpressure
–patientsinshock
–patientswithverylowbloodperfusion
–diabetes
–vesselanomalies
–
peoplewithelectricalimplants,suchasacardiacpacemaker
–womenwhoarepregnant.
Duetotheirconditiontheoscillometricmeasurementmethod
canproduceincorrectreadings.Thisrepresentsariskforyour
health,sincevaluesmaybeinterpretedincorrectly.Alwayscon-
sultyourphysiciantodeterminewhatwillbesuitableforyou.
• NevertrytoadaptorplugthisdevicetotheACline.Thisdevice
isbatterypowered.
• Thisproductisnotintendedtoserveasasubstituteforthe
adviceofaphysicianormedicalprofessional.Thisproductis
notintendedtosubstituteforregularmedicalcheckups.Con-
tactyourphysicianforspecificinformationaboutyourblood
pressure.
• Womenwhounderwentabreastoraxillarlymphnoderemoval
operationshouldconsultaphysicianorlicensedhealthcare
providerbeforestartingbloodpressuremeasurements.
• Priortouse,youhavetoensurethatthebloodpressuremonitor
isfreeofdamage.Ifindoubt,donotusetheunitandcontact
customerserviceat1-800-536-0366.
• Thisdeviceisintendedonlyforpersonal,non-commercial,adult
useinmeasuringbloodpressureandheartrate.Donotusethe
productforanyotherpurpose.Thisproductisnotintended
foruseinahospital,physician’soffice,oranyotherhealth
carefacility.
• Theunitmustbeusedinaccordancetothespecifiedambient
conditions,otherwisetheaccuracyofreadingsmightbeaffect-
ed.Seesection“8.Care,maintenanceandstoringtheinstru-
ment”andsection“11.TechnicalSpecifications”fordetails.
• Donotwrapthecuffaroundbodypartsotherthanyourupper
leftarm.Misuserepresentsarisktoyourhealth.
• Usethismonitoronlyonhumans.
• Thisproductisnotintendedforusebyoronchildren,toddlers
andinfantsoronpersonswhocannotexpresstheirconsent,e.g.
personswithmentaldisordersorthelike.Consultyourphysician
foralternativemethodsofmeasuringachild’sbloodpressure.
• Donotdrapetubearoundneck.Thispresentsastrangulation
hazard.
• Peoplewithdisabilities,activitylimitations,orwhoarephysic-
allyfrail,shouldbeassistedbyanotherpersonwhenusing
thisunit.