Tutorial For Testing The Instrument - Philips M3001A Service Manual

Tutorial for Testing the Instrument

Question 1: According to this chapter, which of these statements correctly identifies the
distinction between Preventive Maintenance and Performance Testing?
Question 2: In the case of all testing procedures done either by hospital staff or by authorized
Philips personnel, what should be done with the results?
Question 3: Which is the one parameter that requires daily calibration testing?
Testing the Instrument
a. Performance testing includes safety testing and checks. It refers to all accuracy
and performance tests to be made on the Instrument other than NBP calibration
and sidestream CO calibration.
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b. When authorized Philips personnel service the Instrument, they report the results
of Preventive Maintenance testing back to Philips. The collected data forms a
database to be used in product development. It is not necessary for hospital
personnel to report results.
c. Preventive Maintenance can be defined as service calibration testing required to
make sure the Instrument measurement results are accurate. These specific tests
are required for the NBP parameter and for the sidestream CO
d. All of the above answers are correct.
a. File them for reference to help identify problems early if test results deteriorate
over time.
b. Discard them.
c. File them but do not consult them in case of problems.
a. SpO performance.
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b. Temperature performance.
c. Mainstream CO performance.
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