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LIFEPAK 20/20e Defibrillator/Monitor Device Description
Introduction (continued)
Device Primary
Functions
The device has four primary functions:
■ Defibrillation
– Manual or semi-automatic (AED) defibrillation
– Synchronized cardioversion in manual mode
– Leads-off detection for therapy and ECG electrodes
■ Noninvasive pacing
– Demand and nondemand modes of operation
■ Capture patient information
– Stores both patient and device data at each event
– Real-time clock provides time stamps for events
– Provides operator review of started events for printout
■ Patient signal monitoring
– Displays up to two waveforms at once
– Displays a continuous pulse oximetry (SpO2) readout
– Displays a continuous heart rate readout
– Displays waveform pace and sense markers
– Monitors for ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia and sounds a
warning alarm
– Prints continuous ECG data
Service features include calibration and diagnostic functions.
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