ProSim8 Specifications

General Specifications

Temperature	Operating	10 °C to 40 °C (50 °F to 104 °F)
	Storage	-20 °C to +60 °C (-4 °F to 140 °F)
Humidity	10 % to 90 % non-condensing
Altitude	3,000 meters (9,843 ft)
Dimensions (L x W x H)	14.5 cm x 30.2 cm x 8.6 cm (5.7 in x 11.9 in x 3.4 in)
Display	LCD color display
Communication	USB device upstream port	Mini-B connector for control by a computer
	USB host controller port	Type A, 5 V output, 0.5 A max load. Connector for keyboard, barcode reader, and printer
	Wireless	IEEE 82.15.4 for control by a computer
Power	Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
Battery charger	100 V to 240 V input, 15 V/2.0 A output. For best performance, the battery charger should be connected to a properly-grounded ac receptacle
Battery life	9 hours (minimum), 100 NIBP cycles typical
Weight	1.87 kg (4.2 lb)
Safety standards	IEC/EN 61010-1 3rd Edition; Pollution degree 2 CAT None
Certifications	CE, CSA, C-TICK N10140 , RoHS
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)	IEC 61326-1:2012

Detailed specifications

Normal-sinus-rhythm waveform
ECG reference	The ECG amplitudes specified are for Lead II (calibration), from the baseline to the peak of the R wave. All other leads are proportional
Normal sinus rhythm	12-lead configuration with independent outputs referenced to right leg (RL). Output to 10 universal ECG jacks, color-coded to AHA and IEC standards
High-level output	0.5 V/mV ± 5 % of the ECG amplitude setting available on a BNC connector
Amplitude	0.05 mV to 0.5 mV (0.05 mV steps); 0.5 mV to 5.0 mV (0.25 mV steps) Other leads are proportional to Lead II (reference lead) in percentage per: Lead I: 70 Lead II: 100 Lead III: 30 Lead V1: 24 Lead V2: 48 Lead V3: 100 Lead V4: 120 Lead V5: 112 Lead V6: 80
Amplitude accuracy	± (2 % of setting + 0.05 mV)
ECG rate	10 BPM to 360 BPM in 1 BPM steps
Rate accuracy	± 1 % of setting
ECG waveform selection	Adult (80 ms) or pediatric (40 ms) QRS duration
ST-segment elevation	Adult mode only. -0.8 mV to +0.8 mV (0.1 mV steps). Additional steps: + 0.05 mV and - 0.05 mV
Power-on default	60 BPM, 1.0 mV, adult QRS and ST-segment elevation of 0 mV

Pacemaker waveform
Pacer pulse	Amplitude	0 (off), ± 2, ± 4, ± 6, ± 8, ± 10, ± 12, ± 14, ± 16, ± 18, ± 20, ± 50, ± 100, ± 200, ± 500, and ± 700 mV for lead II (reference lead)
	Accuracy	Reference lead II: ± (5 % setting + 0.2 mV) All other leads: ± (10 % setting + 0.4 mV)
Pacer pulse width	0.1 ms, 0.2 ms, 0.5 ms, 1 ms, and 2 ms ± 5 %
Paced arrhythmias	Atrial 80 BPM
	Asynchronous 75 BPM
	Demand with frequent sinus beats
	Demand with occasional sinus beats
	Atrio-ventricular sequential
	Noncapture (one time)
	Nonfunction
Power-on default	Amplitude 5 mV, width 1 ms, atrial waveform

Arrhythmia
Baseline NSR	80 BPM
PVC focus	Left focus, standard timing (except where specified)
Supraventricular arrhythmia	Atrial fibrillation (coarse or fine); atrial flutter; sinus arrhythmia; missed beat (one time); atrial tachycardia; paroxysmal atrial tachcardia; nodal rhythm; and supraventricular tachycardia
Premature arrhythmia	Premature atrial contraction (PAC); premature nodal contraction (PNC); PVC1 left ventricular; PVC1 left ventricular, early; PVC1 left ventricular, R on T; PVC2 right ventricular; PVC2 right ventricular, early; PVC2 right ventricular, R on T; and multifocal PVCs
Ventricular arrhythmia	PVCs 6, 12, or 24 per minute; frequent multifocal PVCs; bigeminy; trigeminy; multiple PVCs (one-time run of 2, 5, or 11 PVCs); monoventricular tachycardia (120 to 300 BPM in 5 BPM steps); poly-ventricular tachycardia (5 types); ventricular fibrillation (coarse or fine); and asystole
Conduction defect	First-, second-, or third-degree heart block; and right- or left-bundlebranch block
Advanced cardiac life support	Shockable pulseless arrest rhythms	Ventricular fibrillation (coarse), ventricular fibrillation (fine), unstable polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
	Non-shockable pulseless arrest rhythms	Asystole
	Symptomatic bradycardia	Sinus bradycardia (< 60 BPM)
		2nd degree AV block, mobitz type I
		2nd degree AV block, mobitz type II
		Complete/3rd degree AV block
		Right bundle branch block
		Left bundle branch block
Advanced cardiac life support cont.	Symptomatic tachycardia: regular narrow-complex tachycardia (QRS < 0.12 seconds)	Sinus tachycardia > 150 BPM
		Supraventricular Tachycardia
	Symptomatic tachycardia: regular wide-complex tachycardias (QRS ≥ 0.12 seconds)	Sinus tachycardia > 150 BPM
		Supraventricular tachycardia SVT with aberrancy
	Irregular tachycardia	Atrial fibrillation (coarse and fine), atrial flutter, unstable monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (120 BPM to 300 BPM), torsade de pointes/polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (long QT interval)

ECG Performance testing
Amplitude	0.05 mV to 0.5 mV (0.05 mV steps); 0.5 mV to 5.0 mV (0.25 mV steps) Other leads are proportional to Lead II (reference lead) in percentage per: Lead I: 70 Lead II: 100 Lead III: 30 Lead V1 through V6: 100
Pulse wave	30 BPM, 60 BPM, with 60 ms pulse width
Square wave	0.125 Hz, 2 Hz, 2.5 Hz
Triangle wave	0.125 Hz, 2 Hz, 2.5 Hz
Sine wave	0.05 Hz, 0.5 Hz, 1, 2 Hz, 5 Hz, 10 Hz, 25 Hz, 30 Hz, 40 Hz, 50 Hz, 60 Hz, 100 Hz, and 150 Hz
R-wave detection	Waveform	Triangular pulse
	Rate	30 BPM, 60 BPM, 80 BPM, 120 BPM, 200 BPM, and 250 BPM
	Width	8 ms to 20 ms in 2 ms steps, and 20 ms to 200 ms in 10 ms steps
	Width accuracy	± (1 % of setting + 1 ms)
QRS detection	Widths	8 ms to 20 ms in 2 ms steps, and 20 ms to 200 ms in 10 ms steps
	Width accuracy	± (1 % of setting + 1 ms)
	Rate	30 BPM, 60 BPM, 80 BPM, 120 BPM, 200 BPM, and 250 BPM
	R-Wave up slope	0.875 amplitude, 0.4375 x width
	R-Wave down slope	Full amplitude, 0.5 x width
	S-Wave up slope	0.125 amplitude, 0.0625 x width
Tall T-wave rejection	Waveform	QT Interval 350 ms
		T-Wave width 180 ms
		T-Wave shape ½ sinewave
	Amplitude	0 % to 150 % reference lead amplitude in 10 % steps
	Rate	80 BPM
Rate accuracy	± 1 % of setting
Amplitute accuracy	± (2 % of setting + 0.05 mV)

ECG Artifact
Type	50 Hz, 60 Hz, muscular, baseline wander, respiration
Size	25 %, 50 %, 100 % of the normal sinus R-Wave for each lead
Lead Select	All, RA, LL, LA, V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6

Fetal/Maternal ECG
Fetal Heart Rate (fixed)	60 BPM to 240 BPM in 1 BPM steps
Fetal Heart Rate (IUP)	140 BPM at beginning, then varies with pressure
Intrauterine-Pressure Waveforms	Variable deceleration, early deceleration, late deceleration, and uniform acceleration
Wave Duration	90 seconds, bell-shaped pressure curve, from 0 mmHg to 90 mmHg and returning to 0
IUP Period	2 min, 3 min, or 5 minutes; and manual
Default Settings	FHR 120 BPM, uniform deceleration wave, manual

Invasive Blood Pressure
Channels	2, each independently settable with identical parameters and are individually electrically isolated from all other signals
Input/Output Impedance	300 Ω - or ± 10 %
Exciter Input Range	2 to 16 V peak
Exciter-Input Frequency Range	DC to 5000 Hz
Transducer Sensitivity	5 (default) or 40 µV/V/mmHg
Pressure Accuracy	± (1 % of setting + 1 mmHg) accuracy guaranteed for dc excitation only
Static Pressure	- 10 to + 300 mmHg in 1 mmHg steps
Pressure Units	mmHg or kPa

Dynamic Waveforms	Types (default pressures)	Arterial (120/80) Radial artery (120/80) Left ventricle (120/00) Right ventricle (25/00) Pulmonary artery (25/10) Pulmonary-artery wedge (10/2) Right atrium (central venous or CVP) (15/10)
	Pressure variability	Systolic and diastolic pressures are independently variable in 1 mmHg steps

Swan-Ganz Sequence	Right atrium, right ventrical (RV), pulmonary artery (PA), pulmonary artery wedge (PAW)

Cardiac Catheterization	Chambers	Aortic, pulmonary valve, and mitral valve

Respiration Artifact	Arterial, radial artery, and left ventricle	5 % to 10 % multiplication
	Other	5 mmHg or 10 mmHg

BP Output	Circular DIN 5-Pin

Power-On Default	0 mmHg

 

 

Respiration
Rate	0 (OFF), 10 BrPM to 150 BrPM in 1 BrPM steps
Waves	Normal or ventilated

Ratio (inspiration:expiration)	Normal	1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5
	Ventilated	1:1

Impedance Variations (? Ω)	0.00 Ω to 1.00 Ω iin 0.05 Ω steps and 1Ω to 5 Ω in 0.25 Ω steps
Accuracy Delta	± (3 % of setting + 0.05 Ω)
Baseline	500 Ω, 1000 Ω (default), 1500 Ω, 2000 Ω, Leads I, II, III
Accuracy Baseline	±5 %
Respiration Lead	LA or LL (default)
Apnea Selection	12 sec, 22 sec, or 32 seconds (one-time events), or continuous (Apnea ON = respiration OFF)
Power-On Default	20 BrPM, delta 1.0 Ω

Temperature
Temperature	30 °C to 42.0 °C in 0.5 °C steps
Accuracy	± 0.4 °C
Compatibility	Yellow Springs, Inc. (YSI) Series 400 and 700
Output	Circular DIN 4-Pin

 

Cardiac Output
Catheter Type	Baxter Edwards, 93a-131-7f
Calibration Coeffecient	0.542 (0 °C injectate), 0.595 (24 °C injectate)
Blood Temperature	36 °C (98.6 °F) to 38 °C (100.4 °F) ± 2 % in 1 °C steps
Injectate Volume	10 cc
Injectate Temperature	0 °C or 24 °C
Cardiac Output	2.5, 5, 10 liters per minute ± 7.5 %
Faulty-Injectate Curve	Waveform for simulation available
Left-To-Right-Shunt Curve	Waveform for simulation available
Calibrated Pulse	1.5 ° for 1 second
Connector	Circular DIN 7 pin

Power-On Default	5 liters per minute, 0 °C injectate, 37 °C blood temperature

 

Non-Invasive Blood Pressure
Pressure Units	mmHg or kPa
Pressure Relief Test Range	100 to 400 mmHg
NIBP Simulations	Pulse	2 mmHg max into 500 ml NIBP system
	Volume of air moved	1.25 ml max
	Simulations (systolic/diastolic [MAP])	Adult: 60/30 (40), 80/50 (60); 100/65 (77); 120/80 (93); 150/100 (117); and 200/150 (167) and 255/195 (215) Neonatal: 35/15 (22); 60/30 (40); 80/50 (60); 100/65 (77); 120/80 (93) and 150/100 Pressure variability: systolic and diastolic pressures are variable by 1 mmHg
	Repeatability	Within ± 2 mmHg (at maximal pulse size independent of device under test)
	Synchronization: normal Sinus heart rates: 30 BPM to 240 BPM	Maximum rate at 1 ml: 240 BPM achievable with pulses up to 1 ml Maximum rate at 1.25 ml: 180 BPM
	Synchronization: Arrhythmias	Premature atrial contraction (PAC), premature ventricular contraction (PVC), atrial fibrillation, and missed beat
Leak Test	Target pressure	20 to 400 mmHg
	Elapse time	0:30 to 5:00 minutes: seconds in 30 second steps
	Leakage rate	0 mmHg/minute to 200 mmHg/minute
	Rate	30 BPM, 60 BPM, 80 BPM, 120 BPM, 200 BPM, and 250 BPM
	R-Wave up slope	0.875 amplitude, 0.4375 x width
	R-Wave down slope	Full amplitude, 0.5 x width
	S-Wave up slope	0.125 amplitude, 0.0625 x width
Manometer (Pressure Meter)	Range	10 mmHg to 400 mmHg
	Resolution	0.1 mmHg
	Accuracy	± (0.5 % reading + 0.5 mmHg)
Pressure Source	Target pressure range	20 mmHg to 400 mmHg
	Resolution	1 mmHg

 

 

SpO2Test (Optional)
% O2	Range	30 % to 100 %
	Resolution	1 %
% O2Accuracy	With oximeter manufacturer's R-curve	Saturation within UUT specific range: ± (1 count + specified accuracy of the UUT) Saturation outside UUT specific range: monotonic with unspecified accuracy
	With Fluke Biomedical R-curves	91 % to 100 % ± (3 counts + specified accuracy of the UUT) 81 % to 90 % ± (5 counts + specified accuracy of the UUT) 71 % to 80 % ± (7 counts + specified accuracy of the UUT) Below 7 % monotonic with unspecified accuracy
Heart Rate		30 BPM to 300 BPM in 1 BPM steps. SpO2 test is synchronized with ECG rate delayed by 150 ms, accuracy ±1% of setting
Transmission: ratio of detector current to LED current, expressed in parts per million (ppm)	Range	0 ppm to 300.00 ppm
	Resolution	0.01 ppm
	Accuracy	+ 50 %/- 30 % for compatible monitors, unspecified for others. Selected by finger size and color: dark, thick finger, medium finger, light, thin finger, neonatal foot. The full range and resolution are available in the engineering mode
Pulse Amplitude	Range	0 % to 20.00 %
	Resolution	0.01 %
Artifact	Respiration	Range: 0 % to 5 % of transmission Resolution: 1 % Rate: all ProSim respiration simulation settings
	Ambient light	Range: 0 to 5X transmitted light Resolution: 1X Frequency: DC, 50 Hz, 60 Hz, and 1 kHz to 10 kHz in 1 kHz steps
Masimo Rainbow Technology		Test Masimo Rainbow technology with an optional adapter supplied by Masimo that allows the ProSim two wavelength to test the Rainbow multiple wavelength system
Compatible Manufacturer Products	With manufacturer R-curve	Nellcor, Masimo, Nonin, and Nihon Kohden
	With Fluke R-curve	Mindray, GE-Ohmeda, Philips/HP, and BCI

 

 

Pre-Defined Simulations

• Normal
• Hypertensive
• Hypotensive
• Tachycardic
• Bradycardic
• Ventricular Fibrillation
• Asystole

 

Autosequences

• Monitor Testing Sequence
• ECG Sequence
• Oximeter Testing Sequence
• Cardiac Failure Sequence
• Arrhythmia Sequence
• Exercise Sequence
• Respiration Sequence
• NIBP Testing Sequence
• IBP Testing Sequence
• Temperature Sequence

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