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Specifications*
FloTrac Sensor
Operating Pressure Range
-50 to +300 mmHg
Operating Temperature Range
15° to 40°C
Storage Temperature Range
-25° to +70°C
Sensitivity
5.0µ V/V/mmHg ± 1%
Nonlinearity and Hysteresis
± 1.5% of reading or ± 1 mmHg, whichever is greater
Excitation Impedance
350 ohms ± 10% with typical Edwards Monitor Cable attached
Signal Impedance
300 ± 5%
Zero Offset
< ± 25 mmHg
Zero Thermal Drift
< ± 0.3 mmHg/°C
Output Drift
± 1 mmHg per 8 hours after 20 second warm-up
Sensitivity Thermal Drift
< ± 0.1%/°C
Natural Frequency
40 Hz nominal for a standard kit (48"/12");
>200 Hz for sensor alone
Defibrillator Challenge
withstands 5 repeated discharges of 360 Joules
within 5 minutes delivered into a 50 ohm load
Leakage Current
<2µ amps at 120V RMS 60 Hz
Overpressure Tolerance
-500 to +5000 mmHg
Shock Resistance
withstands 3 drops from 1 meter
Light Sensitivity
< 1 mmHg at 6 volts excitation when exposed to a 3400°K
tungsten light source at 3000 foot candles
Volumetric Displacement
< 0.03 mm
3
/100 mmHg per transducer
Flow rate across flush device
with IV bag pressurized to 300 mmHg
Blue Snap-Tab device
3 ± 1 ml/hr
*at 6.00VDC and 25°C unless otherwise stated.
All specifications meet or exceed the AAMI Standard for performance interchangeability of resistance bridge type blood pressure transducers.
