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Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.
Temperature Limitation: 0 °C - 40 °C
Humidity Limitation: 5 % - 90 % RH
Shelf Life
The recommended shelf life is as marked on each
package.
Resterilization will not extend the shelf life of this
product.
Technical Assistance
For technical assistance, please call Edwards
Technical Support at the following telephone
numbers:
Inside the U.S. and Canada
(24 hours): ..................... 800.822.9837
Outside the U.S. and Canada
(24 hours): ..................... 949.250.2222
In the UK: .............0870 606 2040 - Option 4
In Ireland: .................01 8211012 Option 4
Caution: Federal (USA) law restricts this device to
sale by or on the order of a physician.
Disposal
After patient contact, treat the device as
biohazardous waste. Dispose of in accordance with
hospital policy and local regulations.
Prices, specifications, and model availability are
subject to change without notice.
Refer to the symbol legend at the end of this
document.
Product bearing the symbol:
has been sterilized using Ethylene Oxide.
Alternatively, product bearing the symbol:
has been sterilized using Irradiation.
Specications*
TruWave Disposable Pressure Transducer
Operating Pressure Range -50 to + 300 mmHg
Operating Temperature Range 15 to 40 °C
Sensitivity 5.0µ V/V/mmHg ±1%
Accuracy: Combined eects of Sensitivity,
Repeatability, Nonlinearity and Hysteresis
±1 mmHg plus 1% of reading from -50 to +50 mmHg and
±2.5% of reading from +50 to +300 mmHg
Excitation Frequency dc to 5,000 Hz
Excitation Impedance 350 ohms ± 10% with typical Edwards Monitor Cable attached
Excitation Impedance (DPT) 1800 ohms - 3300 ohms
Phase Shift <5°
Signal Impedance 300 ohms ± 5 %
Zero Oset ≤±25 mmHg
Zero Thermal Drift ≤±0.3
mmHg/ °C (for products sterilized by EO)
≤ ± 0.5 mmHg/ °C (for products irradiated by e-beam)
Zero Output Drift ±1 mmHg per 8 hours after 20 seconds warm-up
Sensitivity Thermal Drift ≤
0.4 % / °C
Debrillator Challenge withstands 5 repeated discharges of 360 Joules within 5 minutes
delivered into a 50 ohm load
Leakage Current <2µ amps at 120V RMS 60 Hz or at 264V RMS 50 Hz
Overpressure Tolerance -500 to +5000 mmHg
Shock Resistance withstands 3 drops from 1 meter
Light Sensitivity < 1 mmHg at 6 volts excitation when exposed to a 3400 °K
tungsten light source at 3000 foot candles (32,293 lm/m
2
)
Volumetric Displacement ≤ 0.03 mm
3
/100 mmHg for transducer without ush device
Flow rate across ush device with IV bag
pressurized to 300 mmHg
Blue Snap-Tab 3 ± 1 mL/hr
Yellow Snap-Tab 30 ± 10 mL/hr
* at 6.00VDC and 25 °C unless otherwise stated
All specications meet or exceed the AAMI BP22 Standard for blood pressure transducers.