GE Corometrics 126 User Manual

6-22 120 Series Maternal/Fetal Monitor Revision B
2015590-001
Functional Checkout Procedure: Uterine Activity Test
Uterine Activity Test
This portion of the functional checkout procedure tests the uterine activity section of
the 120 Series Monitor.
1. Set the switches on the Model 325 Simulator according to Table 6-5.
2. Connect the simulator’s UA sub-cable to the
UA receptacle on the monitor.
3. Access the Install Options service mode screen and note the default TOCO
reference value. (The monitor is shipped from the factory with this value set at
10 relative units; however, your unit may have been custom configured.) Exit
the service mode screens.
4. If not already on, depress the monitor’s
Record pushbutton.
5. Briefly press the monitor’s
UA Reference pushbutton. Verify the following on
the monitor:
 The UA value is the default setting.
 The UA mode is TOCO.
 The recorder prints a continuous line at the default value on the uterine
activity channel of the strip chart paper.
 The recorder prints the messages TOCO and UA REF on the strip chart
paper.
6. Press and hold the
UA Reference pushbutton on the monitor to cycle through
the available selections for UA reference: 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25 relative units.
Test each of these reference settings. Verify that the UA value is displayed
accordingly and that the recorder prints a continuous line at the corresponding
value on the uterine activity channel of the strip chart paper.
7. Place the simulator’s
UA Level switch at each of the level settings: 0, 10, 50,
and 100 relative units. Verify that the UA value is displayed accordingly and
that the recorder prints a continuous line at the corresponding value on the heart
rate channel of the strip chart paper.
8. Place the simulator’s
UA Mode switch in the IUP position and the UA Level
switch to 0 mmHg. Depress the monitor’s
UA Reference pushbutton and verify
that the monitor and recorder reference to 0 mmHg. Verify the following on the
monitor:
 The UA value is 0 mmHg.
 The UA mode is IUP.
 The recorder prints a continuous line at 0 mmHg on the uterine activity
channel of the strip chart paper.
 The recorder prints the messages IUP and UA REF on the strip chart paper.

GE Corometrics 126 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	Corometrics 126
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English