Sample Program
When you open programs A, B, C, or D for the first time, all of the program fields are blank. You can
specify the length of each measurement period and the desired cuff interval for each measurement period,
as seen in the following example.
INTERVAL PROGRAM A
RUN TIME: --
TIME (HH:MM)
START
1:00
2:00
4:00
6:00
PREV
SCREEN
In this example, Interval Program A has five defined measurement periods. The first measurement period is
one hour long (Start – 1:00) during which NIBP measurements will be taken every 5 minutes. The second
measurement period is also one hour long (1:00 – 2:00). During the second measurement period, NIBP
measurements will occur every 15 minutes.
Run Time is not defined in Interval Program A. This particular program will run indefinitely because the
last measurement period contains a "--" to indicate that measurements should continue until explicitly
stopped by the user. If a program contains specific beginning and ending times, the total duration of the
program will appear in the Run Time field at the top of the screen.
Valid Values
Start times and end times can be any five-minute increment between 00:05 and 12:00. End times can also
be "—" which indicates that the test will run indefinitely.
Up to five measurement periods can be defined in one program.
The possible selections for this value are: "—" (this selection indicates that this period will continue for
eternity) and 0:05 – 12:00 (a time selection, in five minute increments).
The Cuff Interval value can be any of the following: OFF, STAT, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60, 90, 120,
and 180 minutes. The selected interval must be shorter than the measurement period.
If an Interval program is in progress when a user enters the screen, the cursor will identify the current point
in time in that program. If no program is running, the cursor will appear next to the first time frame. You
cannot make changes while a program is in progress.
1:00
2:00
4:00
6:00
--
Continuous NIBP Monitoring
INTERVAL
5 MIN
15 MIN
30 MIN
60 MIN
90 MIN
11:06
SAVE
->MAIN
Monitoring Blood Pressure
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