Philips Expression MR400 - Page 316

12‐4MonitoringNIBPExpressionMR400InstructionsforUse
Thebladderwidthofthecuffmustbe40
percentofthecircumferenceofthelimb.Itis
alsoadvisabletokeeptheairvolumetoa
minimumbyusingthesmallestcuffsize
possibleforeachpatient.Thepointof
maximumoscillationsiscoincidentwithmean
arterialpressureregardlessofarterialelasticity
solongastheratioofairvolumeinthecuff to
thevolumeofthearteryundercompression
doesnotgreatlyexceedten(10)toone(1).
ForacorrectNIBPcufffit:
•Adultandpediatricpatients—theindex
lineonthesizechosenshouldfallwithin
therangelinewhenplacedonthe
patient.
• Neonatalpatients—thesizechosen
shouldbewithinthestated
circumferencerangeforthelimbofthe
neonate.
•Allpatients—alignthecufftoensurethe
arterymarkisplacedovertheartery.
•Allpatients—themiddleof
thecuff
shouldbeplacedattheleveloftheright
atriumoftheheart.
WARNING
Single use devices, as indicated on the device packaging, should be disposed of after use and
must never be reused. Follow your hospital’s guidelines for appropriate disposal. Reuse of
single-use devices can result in spread of patient infection, degradation of monitoring
performance, or inaccurate measurements.
Index line
Range line
Circumference
range
Artery mark
NIBP cuff