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Changing the position of the spoon (GAMMA G5, G7, GP)
The spoon is normally set for right-handed use. If you wish to inflate the cuff with the left hand, the spoon can
be re-positioned for left-handed use:
• Remove the ball from the instrument with a twisting and pulling motion.
• Loosen the two screws near the air intake but do not screw them out completely.
Note: A special tool is supplied with GAMMA G7 for this purpose.
• If necessary, moisten the air intake to ease fitting.
• Rotate the base of the spoon through 180° and re-tighten the screws.
• Grip the neck of the ball and push it back onto the air intake with a twisting motion.
Operation
Fitting the cuff
Fit the cuff so that the lower edge is about 2-3 cm above the elbow (or about 5 cm above the knee). Locate
the special mark over the artery. The white index mark should be located in the marked index area.
Measurements
Do not take your blood pressure for more than 2 minutes!
Wait for at least 2 minutes before taking a repeat measurement!
Let the patient relax for approx. 5 min. before you start the measurement. During the measurement, the patient
should not talk if possible and should sit relaxed without crossing their legs. The back and arm should be
supported.
The indicator on the scale should be at zero. To prevent measurement errors, the measured value should be
read vertically to the measuring scale.
Pump the cuff approximately 30 mmHg above the expected systolic pressure. The artery is now compressed
and no flow sounds should be heard.
The pulse-synchronous sounds which can be heard when the pressure is slowly released in the cuff are
called Korotkoff sounds.
Use the K5 sound for measurements in adults and the K4 sound for children aged 3-12 years.
If Korotkoff sounds can be heard in adults or pregnant patients with a vented cuff, use the K4 sound as well
for the measurement.
Open the valve to release the pressure. The pressure should go down at a speed of 2- 3 mmHg per second.
When sounds can be heard again, blood is flowing through the vessel again in the systole of the heart
(Systolic / top pressure). Let the pressure slowly go down until the sound disappears (Diastolic / bottom
pressure). Now there is no compression of the vessel and blood flows through again free from turbulence and
sounds. At the end of the measurement, open the valve fully to quickly release the air from the cuff.
GAMMA G5, G7, XXL LF
Close the air release valve by turning to the right. Pump the cuff by pressing the bulb and release the air from
it by opening the valve (3).
GAMMA XXL LF
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