Application
22 TONOPORT VI 2001589-312 Revision B
Patient Information
Advise your patient
– not to move while a measurement is being taken to
avoid motion artifacts that may lead to erroneous
readings and to keep the cuff inflation time as
short as possible
– to place TONOPORT VI with the wearable pouch on
the night stand while in bed
– how to switch the device manually from the day to the
night phase (refer to section "Toggling Between Day
and Night Phase")
– to note down special circumstances such as driving in
a car or using public transport, which may cause erro-
neous measurements due to vibrations, or situations
of emotional stress; this information will help you as
a doctor to interpret the measurements in context
– that additional measurements can be initiated with
– that the measurement can be stopped at any time with
(the cuff will be deflated)
– not to open the battery compartment or the device
– about the audio signal and its meaning
– to protect the device against water, excessive
humidity and extreme temperatures
– not to remove the device from the wearable pouch
– that the pressure tubing may only be removed in
emergency situations (see warning below)
– that cleaning is performed by professional medical
personnel and not by the patient.
Absolute contraindications:
The application of the cuff is prohibited on an arm with
– dialysis shunt
– fresh operation wounds
– mastectomy
Relative contraindications:
If the doctor ascertains a positive benefit-risk ratio, the
application of the cuff is allowed on the arm with:
– lymphedema
– paresis or plegia
– arterial or venous vascular access
Other diagnostic or therapeutic measures do not
negatively affect the blood pressure measurement.
Warning
Risk to Persons—
Instruct your patient
– to terminate the measurement with ,
whenever the cuff is not deflated within about
2 minutes,
– to remove the cuff if it is not deflated after
activation of the button. This could be due
to kinked tubing. The cuff must be reapplied as
described earlier before additional measurements
can be taken.
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Note
The operator's manual is restricted to professional
healthcare personnel. Do not deliver this document
to the patient. Please give the patient a copy of the
patient instructions (see page 36).
Note
Professional healthcare personnel have to give the
patient some information about the accuracy of the
TONOPORT VI.
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