User's Manual

Contents
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Patient Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Display Detail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setting Alarm Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the Waveform Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Turning the Waveform Display On/Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting a Unit of Measure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting a Sweep Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Respiration Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting a Text Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Freezing the Waveform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Recording Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Calibrating the Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Selecting Gas Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Restoring Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Capnography Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Capnography
Overview
The 90516 Ultraview Capnograph module is a mainstream gas analyzer,
designed to measure the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas mixture to aid in
determining the patient’s ventilatory, circulatory, and metabolic status. The
capnograph module has a small, lightweight sensor that continuously measures
the end-tidal and minimum CO
2
levels in the patient’s airway. Respiration can be
monitored via airway and endotracheal or tracheostomy tubes. Both adults and
neonates can be monitored with this type of capnograph (using separate adult
and neonatal airway adapters).
The sensor head contains a small infrared transducer that accurately measures
the CO
2
in the airway. The sensor is connected to the airway by an airway
adapter. These adapters may either be disposable or reusable and are available
in adult and neonatal sizes.
The capnograph automatically compensates for the ambient barometric pressure
to ensure accurate readings. A connector is included to allow measurement of O
2
in the airway using a fuel cell type O
2
sensor. A full calibration menu is provided to
easily calibrate and use the O
2
sensor. A separate adapter is used for O
2
monitoring.