User's Manual Addendum
Table Of Contents
- UPDATE
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- NEW ROOM
- 1. If the Propaq CS monitor has already been connected to the patient, save the patient’s Trends ...
- 2. If the monitor is not already connected to the patient, attach leads and sensors to the patien...
- 3. Plug in the Acuity network cable to the Acuity network jack on the monitor side panel as shown...
- 4. Connect the ac power adapter to the monitor and the wall outlet to charge the battery. Check t...
- 5. When the monitor completes the connection to Acuity, it displays the message ON NETWORK (or al...
- 6. If alarm limits have not been set, do so at the monitor or at the Acuity Central Station using...
- 1. To permanently disconnect the Propaq CS monitor from the Acuity network, press the NETOFF key...
- 2. Within 15 seconds, disconnect the Acuity network cable from the Propaq CS monitor side panel a...
- 1. Press the NETOFF key on the upper left corner of the monitor display to disconnect from Acuit...
- 2. Within 15 seconds unplug the Acuity network cable from the Wireless Propaq CS Acuity connector...
- 3. After the network connection is established, select the Acuity Unit, patient, and room from th...
- 1. Make sure the Acuity network cable is not plugged into the Acuity connector and an Acuity beds...
- 2. Confirm that the Wireless Propaq CS displays the flashing message SEARCHING in the upper left ...
- 3. Confirm that within one minute the monitor displays these alternating messages:
- 4. After the network connection is established, the monitor may prompt you to select an Acuity Un...
- 5. The Wireless Propaq CS displays a list of possible patients. If your patient has been pre-admi...
- 6. Within a few seconds the Wireless Propaq CS displays a list of unassigned rooms.
- 7. Customize alarm limits for your patient if needed. Refer to the Propaq CS Directions For Use.
- 1. A DROPOUT equipment alert occurs at the Acuity Central Station. Acknowledge the alert at Acuity.
- 2. An equipment alert occurs at the Wireless Propaq CS with this message:
- 1. Press the NETOFF key on the upper left corner of the monitor display. (From the Main Menu you...
- 2. Disconnect the leads and sensors from the patient and turn off the power to the monitor.
- 1. Turn on power to the Wireless Propaq CS and confirm that the monitor displays the powerup screen.
- 2. The Wireless Propaq CS will then present a series of menus and messages requesting you to prov...
- 1. From the Main Menu, press SETUP, ACUITY, CHANGE PATIENT, NEW ROOM.
- 1. From the Main Menu, press SETUP, ACUITY, CHANGE PATIENT, TRANSFER. Within a few seconds the Wi...
- 2. Scroll up or down to highlight the new unit, then press Select.
- 3. After the patient is assigned to the new unit, the Wireless Propaq CS displays a list of unass...
- 1. From the Main Menu, press SETUP, ACUITY, CHANGE PATIENT, NEWPATIENT.
- 1. Plug the Acuity network cable into the Wireless Propaq CS Acuity connector and an Acuity bedsi...
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About this Update
This Update describes the operation of the Propaq
®
CS monitor (software
version 3.40) with the Acuity
®
FlexNet™ network. It describes both the
Acuity hardwired and wireless communication options for the Propaq CS
monitor.
Use the Acuity System in compliance with the instructions in this Update, the
Propaq CS Directions for Use
, the
Acuity System Reference Guide
, and accepted
hospital and clinical protocols.
General Warnings and Cautions
Warning
When connecting the Acuity hardwire connection, connect the Propaq CS monitor to an Acuity
system only. Connecting to other networks could damage the monitor or injure the patient. If in
doubt about the network jacks or devices, consult your facility’s Biomedical Engineering
Department.
Make sure the Acuity network cable is not damaged. If the wireless connection is not an option or
not available, the Acuity network cable is the sole link between the Propaq CS monitor and the
Acuity Central Station.
When considering a treatment protocol that involves wireless communication of patient data, be
sure to recognize some limitations inherent in wireless communications. When the Propaq CS
monitor is not connected to the network by wireless (or hardwired) connection:
- There are no patient alarms or alerts at the Acuity Central Station.
- Acuity does not perform arrhythmia and ST analysis on the patient data and does not generate
related alarms.
If wireless communication is no longer available or is not functioning properly, consider using the
hardwire connection to Acuity.
If you don’t set alarm limits, the Acuity system uses preset settings (for arrhythmia test limits), and
the powerup default settings for the Propaq CS monitor.
The radio in this monitor has been authorized by the FCC for mobile use only. Mobile use as
defined by the FCC is for operation 20 cm or more away from a person’s head or torso. The
distance does not apply to transient exposure due to incidental passage closer than the maximum
permissible exposure (MPE) limit.