Useful Information - Medisana BU 575 Connect Instruction Manual

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2 Useful Information

Thank you very much
Thank you for your confidence in us and congratulations on your purchase!
You have acquired a quality product with your purchase of the MEDISANA Upper arm
blood pressure monitor with travel alarm clock BU 575 connect. To ensure the
best results and long-term satisfaction with your MEDISANA Upper arm blood pres-
sure monitor with travel alarm clock BU 575 connect, we recommend that you read
the following operating and maintenance instructions carefully.
2.1 Items supplied and packaging
Please check first of all that the device is complete and is not damaged in any way.
In case of doubt, do not use it and contact your supplier or your service centre.
The following parts are included:
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1 MEDISANA Upper arm blood pressure monitor with travel alarm clock BU 575
connect
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1 Cuff with air hose
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1 Mini-USB charging cable
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1 Storage bag
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1 Instruction manual and EMC-leaflet
The packaging can be reused or recycled. Please dispose properly of any packaging
material no longer required. If you notice any transport damage during unpacking,
please contact your supplier without delay.
WARNING
Please ensure that the polythene packing is kept away from the reach of
children! Risk of suffocation!
2.2 What is blood pressure?
Blood pressure is the pressure created in the blood vessels by each heart beat. When
the heart contracts (= systole) and pumps blood into the arteries, it brings about a
rise in pressure. The highest value is known as the systolic pressure and is the first
value to be measured. When the cardiac muscle relaxes to take in fresh blood, the
pressure in the arteries also falls. Once the arteries are relaxed, a second reading is
taken – the diastolic pressure.
2.3 How is blood pressure measured?
The MEDISANA Upper arm blood pressure monitor with travel alarm clock BU
575 connect is a blood pressure unit which is used to measure blood pressure at the
upper arm. The measurement is carried out by a microprocessor - already during the
inflating process of the cuff. The device detects the systole and the measurement is
completed earlier than using conventional measurement methods. As a result, an un-
necessarily excessive inflation pressure in the cuff is prevented. Additionally, your
device is able to recognize unregular heartbeat (so-called arrhythmia), which may
affect the measurements. In case an arrhythmia has been deteced, the respective sym-
bol will appear in the display of the unit (see chapter 4.4 Taking a blood pressure
measurement).
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