Accuracy and Performance Procedures
ECG Sync Performance Test
This test checks the performance of ECG synchronization between the Monitor and a
defibrillator. The ECG sync performance test is required once every two years and when the
Instrument is repaired or when Instrument parts are replaced.
Tools required:
• Defibrillator with ECG Sync and Marker Output.
• Patient simulator.
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Connect the patient simulator to the ECG connector on the Measurement server and
the defibrillator to the ECG Sync Output on the M3046A.
Set the Patient simulator to the following configuration:
— HR = 100 bpm.
— ECG sinus rhythm.
Switch the defibrillator to simulation mode.
Check that the marker pulse is displayed before the T-wave begins.
Testing the Instrument