What to do if GE HEALTHCARE B40 Medical Equipment displays 'Asystole'?
If the GE HEALTHCARE Medical Equipment displays 'Asystole', immediately check the patient status and the electrodes.
What to do if GE HEALTHCARE B40 displays 'Arrhythmia paused'?
If the GE HEALTHCARE Medical Equipment displays 'Arrhythmia paused', immediately check the patient status and the electrodes.
What to do if GE HEALTHCARE B40 Medical Equipment displays 'Check NIBP'?
If the GE HEALTHCARE Medical Equipment displays 'Check NIBP' message, it could be due to low blood pressure, pulsation, or changes in the patient's condition. Check the patient status, the measurement setup, and the cuff.
What to do if GE HEALTHCARE B40 displays 'V Fib'?
If the GE HEALTHCARE Medical Equipment displays 'V Fib', immediately check the patient status.
What to do if GE HEALTHCARE B40 Medical Equipment displays 'V Tach'?
If the GE HEALTHCARE Medical Equipment displays 'V Tach', immediately check the patient status.
What to do if GE HEALTHCARE B40 Medical Equipment displays 'Brady'?
If the GE HEALTHCARE Medical Equipment displays 'Brady', immediately check the patient status.
What to do if GE HEALTHCARE B40 Medical Equipment displays 'Tachy'?
If the GE HEALTHCARE Medical Equipment displays 'Tachy', immediately check the patient status.
What to do if GE HEALTHCARE Medical Equipment displays 'Art disconnect/ABP disconnect/UAC disconnect'?
If the GE HEALTHCARE Medical Equipment displays 'Art disconnect/ABP disconnect/UAC disconnect', check the Art/ABP/UAC line and the patient status.
How to resolve 'No SpO2 probe' on GE HEALTHCARE B40?
If GE HEALTHCARE Medical Equipment displays 'No SpO2 probe', it means there is no SpO2 probe. Check the connection between the SpO2 sensor and the module.
How to fix 'NIBP cuff loose' error on GE HEALTHCARE B40 Medical Equipment?
If GE HEALTHCARE Medical Equipment displays 'NIBP cuff loose', it indicates that the cuff is not attached to the patient, it is too loose, or the hose is not connected to the module. Check the cuff and hose.
General| Type | Patient Monitor |
|---|---|
| Model | B40 |
| Manufacturer | GE Healthcare |
| Parameters Monitored | ECG, SpO2, NIBP, Respiration, Temperature |
| ECG | Yes |
| SpO2 | Yes |
| NIBP | Yes |
| Respiration | Yes |
| Temperature | Yes |
| Connectivity | Ethernet |
| Power Supply | 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
| Operating Temperature | 10 to 40°C |
Details protection against electric shock and operational modes for equipment.
Specifies the degree of protection against harmful ingress of water.
Indicates compliance with the EU Medical Device Directive.
Specifies requirements for ISM equipment regarding radio frequency energy.
General warnings and cautions before installing the monitor.
Steps for safely unpacking monitor components.
Procedure for connecting the monitor to a power source.
Instructions for connecting the monitor to a network.
Explanation of how to navigate and use the monitor's menus.
Procedures for starting and ending patient monitoring sessions.
Steps for admitting a new patient for monitoring.
Procedure for discharging a patient and ending monitoring.
Description of preconfigured user modes for monitor settings.
Important warnings and cautions related to alarm system operation.
How alarm status is indicated visually and audibly.
Defines physiological and technical conditions that trigger alarms.
Classification of alarms based on priority: High, Medium, Low.
How alarm priorities are determined and ranked.
Procedure to manually adjust individual measurement alarm limits.
How to turn audible alarms on or off for specific parameters.
Methods to temporarily silence audible alarms.
Critical warnings regarding monitor presets and potential hazards.
Access codes for entering Install/Service and Save Modes menus.
Procedure to set the monitor's internal clock.
Configuration of various alarm behaviors like latching and breakthrough.
How to customize and save settings in user modes.
Process to make temporary settings permanent by saving them.
Customizing displayed waveforms and numerical data fields.
Selecting and arranging waveforms displayed on the screen.
Customizing which numerical parameters are displayed.
Important safety considerations when viewing trends.
Description of graphical and numerical trend data display.
Common operations for displaying and navigating trend data.
How to view graphical minitrends alongside waveforms.
Explanation of the graphical trend display interface.
Procedures for recording and printing trend data.
Functionality for capturing and saving waveform/trend data.
How to view and interpret captured snapshots.
Managing recording and printing via the Print/Record menu.
Capabilities of the recorder for waveforms and trends.
Steps to record up to three waveforms to a local recorder.
Choosing which waveforms and how many to record.
Automatic strip chart recording triggered by specific alarms.
Procedure for recording numerical or graphical trends.
Instructions for loading paper into the recorder.
Options for printing patient data to a laser printer.
Warnings and cautions for safe cleaning procedures.
Scheduled maintenance tasks for the monitor and accessories.
Routine cleaning steps performed daily and between patients.
Checks to perform before starting monitoring or during use.
Procedure for conditioning the monitor's batteries.
General guidelines and permitted cleaning agents for device parts.
List of approved cleaning agents for the monitor and accessories.
Introduction to the troubleshooting section.
Pre-monitoring checks to identify potential issues.
List of monitor messages and their explanations and actions.
Specific troubleshooting steps for ECG signal issues.
Specific troubleshooting steps for NIBP measurement problems.
Troubleshooting common issues with airway gas measurements.
Solutions for other operational problems not covered elsewhere.
Important warnings and cautions for ECG monitoring.
Description of ECG monitoring principles and display.
How ECG waveforms and heart rate are displayed.
Steps for preparing the patient and applying ECG electrodes.
Configuring the display of ECG waveforms and parameters.
Adjusting the high and low alarm limits for heart rate.
Adjusting the alarm limits for premature ventricular contractions.
Warnings and cautions for impedance respiration monitoring.
Description of how impedance respiration is measured.
Selecting the source for respiration rate calculation.
Diagram and instructions for connecting respiration electrodes.
Steps to turn on the respiration measurement.
Adjusting detection limits for accurate respiration readings.
Warnings and cautions for safe SpO2 sensor use.
Explanation of SpO2 measurement principles.
Procedure for connecting the SpO2 sensor to the patient.
Configuration options for SpO2 measurement.
How SpO2 data is updated and averaged under different conditions.
Factors that can affect the accuracy of SpO2 readings.
Sources of interference affecting SpO2 function.
Warnings and cautions for NIBP measurement.
Description of the NIBP measurement principle.
Instructions for connecting NIBP cuff and hose.
Configuration options for NIBP measurement.
Setting automatic NIBP measurement intervals.
Explanation of the SuperSTAT NIBP determination process.
Factors affecting the accuracy of NIBP readings.
Warnings and cautions for invasive blood pressure procedures.
Description of invasive blood pressure measurement.
Steps for connecting invasive pressure transducers and lines.
Procedure for zeroing transducers for accurate measurements.
Configuration options for invasive pressure channels.
Assigning labels and configuring settings for pressure channels.
Setting and adjusting alarm limits for invasive pressures.
Warnings and cautions for temperature monitoring.
Description of temperature monitoring principles and display.
Steps for connecting temperature probes to the monitor.
Configuration options for temperature measurement.
Assigning labels to temperature measurement sites.
Selecting temperature units between Celsius and Fahrenheit.
Warnings and cautions for airway gas monitoring.
Description of airway gas measurement modules and parameters.
How gas waveforms and values are displayed.
Connecting modules and patient for gas measurement.
Configuration options for airway gas monitoring.
Setting up CO2 measurement parameters and alarms.
Selecting alarm sources for gas parameters.
Procedure for calibrating airway gas sensors.
Fundamental principles of measuring airway gases.
Warnings and cautions for using Entropy monitoring.
Description of Entropy monitoring and its use.
Explanation of how Entropy measurement works.
Guidance on interpreting Entropy values in clinical context.
How the EEG waveform is displayed for Entropy monitoring.
Configuration options for Entropy measurement settings.
Adjusting alarm limits for Response Entropy and State Entropy.
Factors that may affect Entropy measurement accuracy.
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