Medisana MTP Pro Mode D'emploi page 30

4 Operating
GB
4.4
Taking blood
pressure
readings
3MAM measuring
method
(3 consecutive
measurements
to calculate an
average value)
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Selecting the 3MAM measuring method
With the MTP Pro, you can choose between two measuring modes.
• Single reading
• 3 consecutive readings (Measurement Average Mode = 3/MAM-mode)
In the case of a single reading, just one blood pressure reading is taken
and stored. The 3/MAM-mode is to be recommended if you suffer from
severely fluctuating blood pressure. 3 successive readings are taken at
15 second intervals, thus eliminating widely varying readings. In the case
of serious deviations a 4th reading may be taken.
From these three measurements, a weighted average value is calculated,
displayed and stored in the selected memory. A reading taken in this way
is indicated in the memory by an
minimizes the risk of an incorrect reading.
To activate the 3/MAM procedure, press and hold the TIMER button
several seconds. The symbol for the selected memory begins to flash.
Now press the TIMER button
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with an appears in the display. Press the MEMORY button
switch the 3/MAM mode on or off. Confirm your selection by pressing the
4
START button . If the 3/MAM procedure is activated, an
5
in the display .
3 consecutive measurements to calculate an average value
1. Press the START button
this is complete, "
during the procedure. On the display, you can see
"1" for the first measurement.
2. Next, the cuff automatically inflates until the pressure required for a
measurement has been reached. Alternatively, you can create this
pressure manually by pressing and holding the START button
the device has automatically reached a pressure of at least 30 mmHg.
When you think that the device has reached the ideal starting pressure
for a measurement, release the START button
pressure is displayed numerically.
3. The measuring process begins automatically when inflation is
complete by releasing the pressure built up in the cuff. The display
shows the current pressure in the cuff.
4. Initially, deflation occurs at a constant speed. The pulse symbol
appears on the display. As soon as the pulse can be determined,
deflation is synchronised with the beating of the heart until the
measurement ends. The device beeps for each heartbeat during this
procedure, if you did not switch off the beep function beforehand. At the
same time, the pulse symbol
5. The first measurement ends when the pressure has been completely
discharged from the sleeve during a 15 second countdown. The
countdown symbol
during the last seconds.
6. Instead of "1", the display now shows "2" for the second measurement.
The second measurement proceeds in the same way as the first (see
points 2 - 5).
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. The 3/MAM procedure greatly
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shortly again and a flashing „OFF" along
4
. The device carries out a self test. Once
" appears on the display. 5 short beeps sound
flashes.
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flashes during this process. Beeps sound
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for
6
to
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appears
(average) and
4
after
4
. The increasing