GE Dash 4000 Specifications

Dimensions                           

Height: 27.4 cm.  Depth: 24.3 cm.  Width: 29.3 cm.  Weight: 5.7 kg.

Display                                   

Size: 26 cm (diagonal).  Type: active-matrix color TFT.  Resolution: 640 by 480 pixels.  Number of traces: 6 maximum.  Number of seconds/trace: 4.9 at 25 mm/sec.  Sweep speed: 6.25, 12.5, 25 mm/sec (with erase bar).  Information window: displays non-real-time information without obstructing the display of real-time information.  Display organization: prioritized by parameter.

Controls                                 

Trim Knob® control.  Five hard keys: silence alarm, graph go/stop, function (zero all) and power on/off.

Alarms                                   

Categories: patient status and system status.  Priority: 4 levels – crisis, warning, advisory, and message.  Notification: audible and visual.  Setting: default and individual.  Silencing: 1 minute, current alarm only.  Pause: 5 minutes in adult ICU mode, 3 minutes in neonatal ICU mode, and 5, 15, or permanent pause in OR mode.  Volume: default 70%, 70 dB measured at 1 meter.

ECG                                        

Standard leads available: I, II, III, V, aVR, aVL, and aVF.  10 lead wire cable: I, II, III, V, aVR, aVF, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6.  Leads analyzed simultaneously: I, II, III, and V (multi-lead mode).  Lead fail: identifies failed lead.  Alarms: user-selectable upper and lower heart rate limits.

Input Specifications             

Voltage range: ±0.5 mV to ±5 mV.  Signal width: 40 ms to 120 ms (Q to S).  Heart rate range: 30 to 300 bpm.  Input impedance: common mode > 10 Mat 50/60 Hz, differential > 2.5 Mfrom dc to 60 Hz.  Common mode rejection: 90 dB minimum at 50 or 60 Hz

Respiration                            

Measurement technique: impedance variation detection.  Range respiration rate: 0 – 200 breaths per minute.  Base impedance: 100 – 1000 Wat 52.6 kHz.  Detection sensitivity: 0.4 to 10 Wvariation.  Waveform display bandwidth: 0.1 to 1.8 Hz (-3 dB).  Alarms: user-selectable upper and lower respiration limits, and user-selectable apnea limit.

Temperature                          

Number of channels: 2.  Input specifications – probe type: YSI series 400 or 700, temperature range:  0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F), resolution: ±0.1°C.  Output specifications - parameters displayed: T1, T2, accuracy: ±0.1°C for YSI series 4000 probes, ±0.3°C for YSI series 7000 probes, independent of source.  Alarms: user-selectable upper and lower limits for T1 and T2.

Invasive Blood Pressure       

Number of channels: 2 (optional).  Transducer sites: arterial, femoral artery, pulmonary arterial, central venous, right atrial, left atrial, intracranial, and special.  Transducer requirements: 5 Vdc ±0.1% excitation voltage.  Transducer output: 5 µV/V/mmHg.  Input specifications – range: -25 mmHg to 300 mmHg, offset: ±150 mmHg.  Output specifications – frequency response: dc to 50 Hz (-0/+2 Hz).  Zero balance range: ±150mmHg.  Zero balance accuracy: ±1mmHg.  Zero balance drift: ±1mmHg over 24 hours.  Accuracy: ±2% or ±1mmHg, whichever is greater.  Alarms: user-selectable upper and lower limits for systolic, diastolic, and mean pressures.        

NIBP                                       

Measurement technique: oscillometric.  Displayed parameters; systolic, diastolic, and mean pressures.  Systolic:  30-275 mmHg adult, 30-235 mmHg pediatric, and 30-135 mmHg neonate.   Diastolic: 10-220 mmHg adult, 10-220 mmHg pediatric, and 10-110 mmHg neonate.  MAP:  20-260 mmHg adult, 20-260 mmHg pediatric, and 20-125 mmHg neonate.  Pulse rate, as displayed in tabular trends:  30-200 bpm adult, 30-200 bpm pediatric, and 30-200 bpm neonate

Pulse  Oximetry                   

Parameters monitored: arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) and peripheral pulse rate (PPR).  SpO2 range: 50 –100%.  PPR range: 30-300 beats per minute.  SpO2 accuracy: ±2% (70-100%) and ±3% (50-69%).  PPR accuracy: ±3 beats per minute.  Alarms: user-selectable upper and lower limits for SpO2 and PPR.

CO2        

Information displayed: inspired and expired CO2 concentrations in %, mmHg, or kPa, respiratory rate, and continuous CO2 waveform.  Measurement ranges: PiCO2/FiCO2: 0 to 100 mmHg/0to13%.  Pe CO2/ Fe CO2: 0 to 100 mmHg/0 to 13%; RR: 0 to 120 breaths/min.  Accuracy: CO2: 5% of reading or ±2 mmHg, whichever is greater.  Display resolution: 1 mmHg.  Rise time: less than 60 msec.  Respiration rate accuracy: ± breath/min

GE Dash 4000 Monitors