EDAN SE-12 Express - Chapter 7 Transmitting ECG Data

SE-12 Series Electrocardiograph User Manual Transmitting ECG Data
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Chapter 7 Transmitting ECG Data
WARNING
1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
a) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
b) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
2. If the FTP user name and password are compromised, then transmitted data may be
compromised.
3. The patients' basic and health information embedded in SCP, FDA-XML and DICOM
files is not encrypted to allow for portability, therefore the user is responsible for
ensuring security of these files, otherwise PHI(Projected Health information)may be
compromised when transmitting SCP, FDA-XML or DICOM files.
4. Data that is transmitted to a web browser is not encrypted, therefore it is the user
needs to ensure network security to ensure that patients' basic and health information
is not compromised when using a web browser.
5. Data transmitted between the device and order server is not encrypted, therefore the
user needs to ensure network security to ensure that patient information is not
compromised when querying orders from the server.
6. Beware that the SE-12 series do not have built in anti-malware protection. Any USB
devices connected to the SE-12 series should be verified as not being infected before
being connected to the SE-12 series.
Note that the system can be used without USB by utilizing alternative methods,
namely:
 An external barcode reader would not be available, but patient information can be
entered manually through keyboard.
 USB printers would not be available, but the onboard thermal printer, which is
standard configuration, can be used.
 USB disk would not be available, but Ethernet/Wi-Fi can be used to transmit data.
7. As a cyber security precaution, the SE-12 series will only read and download files
that follow a specific EDAN format. These files are encoded in a manner for the
SE-12 to conduct checks to ensure file integrity, but note that to allow for portability,
the files are not encrypted.