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Product Details
Product Features
- Suitable for emergency
personnel
- Ability to take blood
pressure both whilst static and on route to hospital
- Double cuff accuracy for
professional users
- Flexible measurement
selection – auscultator and oscillometric
- Suitable for patients with
faint pulse and hypotension
- Detection of abnormal
condition
- Environmental friendly – 1000
measurements with one standard battery
The Elemano ® blood pressure monitor is especially developed for professionals in the health care sector. High accuracy is the foremost mentioned concern of health care workers related to blood pressure monitors. Correct diagnose and treatment of patients is based on the results of these measurements. The level of accuracy a blood pressure monitor can offer directly influences the safety and well-being of the patient. Terumo therefore developed the Elemano ® a semi automatic blood pressure monitor using the oscillometric method. Thanks to the new and advanced technology of the “Terumo ® Double Cuff Method” a very high level of accuracy is ensured.
Professional
accuracy
The
Elemano ® is a digital blood pressure monitor using the oscillometric method for
detecting the blood pressure. Unlike other blood pressure monitors the Elemano ®
is equipped with the advanced concept of the double cuff. This method is using a
large compression cuff dedicated to ischaemia and a small cuff, placed in the
centre of the compression cuff, to detect the oscillation of the arterial
pulsation. A buffer sheet is inserted between the large and the small cuff in
order to prevent transmission of pulsitile oscillations.
The
compression pressure is highest in the central cuff region and decreases
gradually towards both ends until it reaches almost zero. Consequently raising
the cuff pressure above the SBP occludes the artery completely under the central
cuff region but incomplete under the upstream side. Therefore when using only a
large cuff, oscillations generated by the arterial pulsation under the upstream
side contaminate the oscillation of the central cuff region by producing a
constant oscillation within the large cuff. Waveforms detected by the small cuff
of the Elemano® is characterized by very clear detection points for the systolic
blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure, compared to waveforms detected by a
large cuff in the conventional oscillometric method. Therefore algorithms used
in the Elemano® for the determination of the SBP and DBP were rendered more
objective. A more accurate determination of the SBP and the DBP in comparison to
the conventional method is guaranteed(1).
Flexibility
Depending on the patient’s condition the Elemano® offers
three different measurement modes:
- Normal
(automatic) Effective for your routine BP measurement
- Slow (automatic)
Slower exhaustion of the cuff after pressurization Especially suitable for
patients with “Faint pulse” and ”Hypotension”
- Auscultation
(manual) For blood pressure measurement with a stethoscope (conventional
method)
This flexibility
enables the use of the Elemano® both by doctors and nurses showing a preference
for the oscillometric method and by those favoring the standard auscultatory
method.
Detection of abnormal conditions
The Elemano® is able to detect measurements
obtained under an abnormal condition such as extreme arrhythmia or weak pulse. A
flashing display indicates that the measurement was taken under such conditions.
In this case it is recommended to reconfirm the measurement using the
auscultator mode.
Lightweight
The Elemano® is with 130g a lightweight device which
enables an easy transfer from room to room.
Environmental friendly
With one standard or rechargeable battery (AA dry cell 1,5V
DC or 1,2V DC) the Elemano® provides around 1000 measurements, therefore
reducing the waste load and contributing to a cleaner environment.
Easy handling
The Elemano® supports an easy handling for all medical
staff. It enables an easy introduction into a department and training of staff
is requesting limited time.
References
(1) Accuracy and applicability of the Terumo® ES-H55
double-cuff sphygmomanometer for hospital use Osamu Tochikubo, Kiyoko Nishijima,
Kenji Ohshige and Kazuo Kimura - Blood Pressure Monitoring 2003,
8:203-209
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