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2.4.4.5 NIBP Troubleshooting
MESSAGE/
PROBLEM REASON SOLUTION
NS ALM LMT ERR Functional failure Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
NM ALM LMT ERR Functional failure Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
ND ALM LMT ERR Functional failure Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
NIBP SELF TEST ERR NIBP module hardware failure Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
NIBP COMM ERR Communication with NIBP module has
failed
Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
LOOSE CUFF Cuff is not properly wrapped or no
cuff exists
Check cuff, reapply if necessary
AIR LEAK Cuff, hose or connector is damaged Check cuff and hose connections,
replace as necessary. If problem
persists, notify hospital technician
or Customer Support.
Internal Leak
AIR PRESSURE
ERROR
Stable pressure value is not available.
e.g. hoses are pinched or occluded
Check hoses. If failure persists,
notify hospital technician or
Customer Support.
WEAK SIGNAL Cuff is too loose or patient pulse is too
weak
Check patient, reapply hose. Notify
physician.
RANGE EXCEEDED NIBP value exceeds the upper
measurement limit
Check patient, notify physician
EXCESSIVE
MOTION and/or
SIGNAL
SATURATED
Monitor is detecting too much motion
and/or noise to obtain a reading
Instruct patient to remain still during
the NIBP cuff reading. If patient is
agitated, consider trying to take the
pressure at a later time when
patient is calm.
OVER PRESSURE Pressure has exceeded the specified
upper safety limit
Try again. If failure persists, notify
hospital technician or Customer
Support.
PNEUMATIC LEAK During pneumatic test, leak is
detected
Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
NIBP SYSTEM
FAILURE
Operation of blood pressure pump
system failed
Notify hospital technician or
Customer Support
NIBP TIME OUT Measuring time has exceeded 120
seconds
Check patient, restart NIBP
measurement
MEASURE FAIL The system cannot perform
measurement, analysis or calculation
Check patient, restart NIBP
measurement
Unable to obtain a
BP reading
Patient movement Wait until patient is calm or gently
hold patient’s limb
Cuff or hose not attached or leaking Check all connections
HR irregular / arrhythmia present Check patient, notify physician
Blood pressure is out of range Check patient, verify BP with
manual method, notify physician
Incorrect cuff size / brand Measure patient’s limb, verify cuff
size. Use only approved
accessories.