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The eli 380 device is indicated for use to acquire, analyze, display, and print electrocardiograms.Device is indicated for use to provide interpretation of the data for consideration by a physician.Device is indicated for use in a clinical setting, by a physician or by trained personnel who are acting on the orders of a licensed physician.It is not intended as a sole means of diagnosis.The interpretations of ecg offered by the device are only significant when used in conjunction with a physician over-read as well as consideration of all other relevant patient data.Device is indicated for use on adult and pediatric populations.The device is not intended to be used as a vital signs physiological monitor.Technical services remotely troubleshooted with the customer and determined that the connection problem was due to a software configuration issue.It was additionally determined that the reported bad reading was caused by worn electrodes, the device captures and presents data reflecting a patient¿s physiological condition that when reviewed by a trained physician or clinician can be useful in determining a diagnosis; however, the data should not be used as a sole means for determining a patient¿s diagnosis.A trained physician will take into consideration the clinical assessment and laboratory test to assist in the patient¿s diagnosis and a single ecg tracing would not likely be the sole criteria for diagnosing a cardiac condition.This would be unlikely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if this were to recur.Therefore, the report of an erroneous ecg reading is not considered to be a reportable malfunction.If the eli 380 device loses connection to the wireless network, the device is unable to transmit or receive ecg¿s.This failed connection may result in a delay of patient treatment which may cause or contribute to a serious injury or death.Therefore, hillrom is reporting this alleged connection failure as a product malfunction.
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