EDAN iM70 - 19.2.4 Safety Information for Masimo IRMA Module

Patient Monitor User Manual Monitoring CO
2
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of balance gas depends on actual situation. For instance, N
2
O should be selected as balance gas if
the real balance gas is N
2
O.
For the Masimo CO
2
modules, there are N
2
O Compens and O
2
Compens in the CO
2
Other
Setup menu. The N
2
O Compens includes two options: low and high, default is Low. Low refers
to N
2
O concentration is 0~30%, and High refers to N
2
O concentration is 30%~70%. O
2
Compens includes three options: low, medium and high, default is Low. Low refers to O
2
concentration is 0~30%,
Medium refers to O
2
concentration is 30%~70%, and High refers to O
2
concentration is 70%~100%.
After settings, the interface will display a dialog box:
Confirm to change the settings? And the
detailed settings are displayed under the warning. Click
Yes to confirm, and click No to cancel
the settings.
NOTE:
Make sure compensation value is correctly set, otherwise the measurement accuracy
may be affected.
17.5 Setting Apnea Alarm Time
This determines the time limit after which the monitor gives an alarm if the patient stops
breathing.
1.
Select CO
2
Setup > Apnea Alm;
2.
Choose the apnea alarm time from the pop-up list.
WARNING
Safety and effectiveness of the respiration measurement method in the detection of
apnea, particularly the apnea of prematurity and apnea of infancy, has not been
established.
17.6 Setting CO
2
Waveform
Open the menu CO
2
Waveform Setup by clicking on the CO
2
waveform area:
 Choose Mode and set it to Curve or Filled from the pop-up list;
 Choose Sweep and select a suitable setting from the pop-up list. The bigger the value is, the
wider the waveform will be.
17.7 Intubation Mode
Intubation mode is suitable for CO
2
monitoring. During general anesthesia, the monitor can be set
to intubation mode to eliminate unnecessary alarms. In intubation mode, CO
2
-related
physiological alarm (including
CO
2
APNEA) will be turned off, and the user is unable to enter
the CO
2
setup interface for related settings.
To enter intubation mode, follow these steps:
1.
Click Intubation Mode in CO
2
Setup;