GE Cardiocap 5 Service Manual

Overview 
Mechanics 
Dimension:  330 mm × 220 mm × 300 mm (width × depth × height) 
Weight:  

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1.6.5 Impedance respiration 
Respiration range:  4 to 120 respirations/minute 
Accuracy:  ± 5% or ± 5 bpm 
1.6.6 Pulse oximetry, standard 
Display update time:  5 seconds 
Averaging time:  adjustable 
Plethysmographic waveform scaling:  adjustable 
SpO2 
Calibration range:  50 to 100% 
Calibrated against functional saturation 
Measurement range:  40 to 100% 
Measurement accuracy (% SpO2 ±1 SD):  
80 to 100% ± 2 digits; 
50 to 80% ± 3 digits;  
Below 50%...

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Power adapter: IPX0, ordinary equipment. 
Power adapter for Transport Vehicles: IPX1. 
• EQUIPMENT not suitable for use in the presence of a FLAMMABLE ANAESTHETIC MIXTURE with 
air or with oxygen or nitrous oxide. 
• CONTINUOUS OPERATION according to the mode of operation. 
• CISPR 11: Group 1, Class A.  
Group 1 contains all ISM (Industrial, scientific and medical) equipment in which there is 
intentionally generated and/or used conductively coupled radio-frequency energy which is 
necessary...

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1.7.3 Pulse oximetry, Nellcor compatible (N-XNSAT) 
Display update time:  5 seconds 
Averaging time:  5 to 7 seconds 
Plethysmographic waveform scaling:  automatic 
SpO2  
Calibrated against functional saturation 
Measurement range:  1 to 100% 
Measurement accuracy (% SpO2 ±1 SD): 
70 to 100% (± 2 digits to ± 3.5 digits, depending on the sensor) 
Below 70% unspecified 
See the Users Reference Manual (Pulse Oximetry chapter) for a list of approved sensors and...

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Automatic compensation for pressure, CO2-N2O and CO2-O2 collision broadening effect 
Warm-up time:   
2 minutes for operation with CO2, O2, and N2O 
5 minutes for operation of anesthetic agents 
30 minutes for full specifications 
Autozeroing interval:   
immediately after “Calibrating gas sensor” message and  
2, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60 minutes after start-up, then every 60 minutes  
Respiration rate (RR) 
Measurement range:  4 to 60 breaths/minute 
Detection criteria:  1 % variation in CO2...

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MAC 
Range:  0 to 9.9 MAC 
Equation: 
MAC(AA)=%(ETAA)
x(AA)
ETNO
100
2+%
 
where x(AA): Hal = 0.75%, Enf = 1.7%, Iso = 1.15%, Sev = 2.05%, Des = 6.0%. 
Normal conditions 
After 30-minute warm-up period: 
Ambient temperature:  18 to 28 °C, within ± 5 °C of calibration 
Ambient pressure:  500 to 800 mmHg, ± 50 mmHg of calibration 
Ambient humidity:  20 to 80% RH, ± 20% RH of calibration 
Non-disturbing gases: 
Ethanol C2H5OH (< 0.3%) 
Acetone (< 0.3%) 
Methane CH4...

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Parameter Accuracy under Condition n 
CO2  ± (0.3 vol% + 4% of reading); at 5 vol% error ± 0.5 vol% 
O2  ± (2 vol% + 2% of reading) 
N2O  ± (3 vol% + 3% of reading 
Agents (Des, Enf, Hal, Iso, Sev) ± (0.2 vol% + 10% of reading) 
  
Parameter Accuracy under Condition o 
CO2  ± (0.4 vol% + 7% of reading); at 5 vol% error ± 0.75 vol% 
O2  ± (3 vol% + 3% of reading) 
N2O  ± (3 vol% + 5% of reading) 
Agents (Des, Enf, Hal, Iso, Sev) ± (0.3 vol% + 10% of reading) 
  
Parameter Accuracy under...

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Detection through D-lite™ or Pedi-lite™ flow sensor and gas sampler: 
Measurement D-lite flow sensor (adult) Pedi-lite flow sensor (pediatric) 
Tidal volume 
Measurement range 
Resolution 
Accuracy (typical value) 
 
150 to 2000 ml 
1 ml 
± 6% or 30 ml (whichever is 
larger) 
 
15 to 300 ml 
1 ml 
± 6% or 4 ml (whichever is 
larger) 
Minute volume 
Measurement range 
Resolution 
Accuracy (typical value) 
 
2 to 20 l/minute 
0.1 l/minute 
± 6% 
 
0.5 to 5 l/minute...

Overview 
Stimulator 
Stimulus pulse:  Square wave, constant current 
Pulse width:  100, 200 or 300 µs 
Stimulus current range (supramax and manual):  10 to 70 mA with 5 mA steps 
Stimulus current accuracy:  10% or ±3 mA (whichever is greater) 
Maximum load:  3 kΩ 
Maximum voltage:  300 V 
Regional block mode 
Stimulation modes:  Single twitch 
Intervals:  1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds 
Stimulus pulse:  Square wave, constant current 
Pulse width:  40 µs 
Stimulus current range:  0 to 5.0 mA with 0.1 mA...

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