Philips PageWriter TC70 Features
The Philips PageWriter TC70 is a cardiograph that simplifies diagnostic EKG and ECG testing and streamlines workflow. The Philips TC70 features a 15-inch touchscreen, illuminated buttons, and color-coded signal quality indicators. The Philips TC70 automates workflow by acquiring, printing, saving, transferring, and retrieving ECG/EKG data through wired and wireless connectivity.
- Easy 1-2-3 operation with a 15-inch touchscreen.
- Automated workflow with one button push viva XML, HL7, and native industry-standard DICOM.
- Clinical decision support with exceptional 18-lead DXL Algorithm.
- Automatically displays critical value summary statements boldly on screen and printed ECG reports so caregivers can determine the need for urgent care.
Philips PageWriter TC70 Specifications
Dimensions
- Height: 5.31 in (13.5 cm) (Display down)
- Width: 15.94 in (40.5 cm)
- Depth: 12.99 in (33 cm)
- Weight: 28 lb (11 kg) (Including battery, patient module, lead wires, alligator clips, electrode pack, and paper pack)
Display
- Type: TFT
- Size: 15-Inch (Diagonal)
- Resolution: Active matrix, 1024 x 768 XGA
- Colors: 64k Colors
Printer
- Resolution: High-resolution, digital-array printer using thermal-sensitive paper; 200 dpi (voltage axis) by 500 dpi (time axis) at 25 mm/s
- Paper sizes: Z-fold letter and A4
Battery
- Type: Lithium-ion
- Capacity: Typically 60 ECGs on a single charge or 60 minutes of continuous rhythm recording; No fail operation during ECG printing.
- Recharge: 5 hours to full capacity
ECG Functions
- Simultaneous Lead Acquisition: Up to 18 leads
- ECG reports: 12-lead: 3×4, 3×4 1R, 3×4 3R, 3×4 ST, 3x41R ST, 6×2, 12×1, 6×2 1R; Standard and Cabrera formats, plus Pan 12 Cabrera
- ECG Reports, Extended Leads: 3×5, 3×5 1R, 3×5 3R, 4×4, 4×4 1R, 6×2 1R; Standard and Cabrera formats, plus Pan 12 Cabrera
- Rhythm Strips: Up to 18 configurable leads
- Event Marking: 15 independent events can be marked for later review and analysis
- Full Disclosure: Twenty-minute history of all 18 leads; Complete ECG report of any 10 seconds
- Timed ECG: Support for pharma stress protocols
- Report Storage / Transfer: Full fidelity at 500 Hz of all 10 sec for up to 18 leads; PDF, XML, DICOM 12-lead ECG, and DICOM General ECG formats
- 20-minute history of all 16 leads and complete ECG report of any 10 seconds.
STEMI Diagnostic Aids
- Graphical ST Vector: Two polar ST Maps; frontal and transverse planes
- Unique Right Heart Statements: 9 statements called by right-chest leads
- Unique posterior MI statements: 16 statements called by posterior leads
- STEMI-CA: Criteria that suggest the probable site of the occlusion
- Critical values: Highlights 4 conditions requiring immediate clinical attention
DXL 18-lead ECG algorithm
- Interpretive statements: > 600 interpretive statements; Integrated pediatric analysis
- Leads Used in Diagnosis: Standard 12 leads plus V3R, V4R, V5R, V7, V8, and V9
- LeadCheck: Lead placement software detects lead reversals
- Borderline Statement Suppression: Three configurable settings
- Standard Measurements: Ten interval, duration, and axis measurements; Configurable QT correction method
- Extended measurements: 46 measurements of Morphology analysis in each of 18 leads; 21 parameters of Rhythm analysis
- Reasons: Selectable explanations of all interpretive statements
- Nomenclature: The unit conforms to 2009 AHA/ACCF/ HRS Recommendations for the Standardization and Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram and 2013 ACCF/AHA STEMI Management Guidelines
User Interface
- Touchscreen: 1-2-3 operation; Context-sensitive application; 5-wire, resistive touchscreen
- Keyboard: 65 buttons, standard full alphanumeric keyboard; Special characters supported
Signal Processing
- Sampling Rate: 8,000 samples per second per lead wire
- Patient Interface Module: Remote, microprocessor-controlled digital module provides 5µV resolution
Networked Features
- Central time management: Time can be synchronized to a networked time master
- Last ECG orders (requires IntelliSpace ECG): Automated retrieval of previous ECG; Configurable rules to retrieve cardiograph-specific Worklists
Signal Quality Indicators
- Leads-off Advisory: Anatomical lead map displays the location and label of any loose or disconnected leads/electrodes
- Lead Color: Four colors to indicate levels of waveform quality
- LeadCheck: Lead placement software detects lead reversals
- Heart rate: Continuous display of patient heart rate
- Print preview: Full-screen preview of the complete 18-lead report prior to printing
Automated Data Input
- Barcode reader (option H17): Reads Code 39 Symbology; Flexible field data entry on the TC-70
- Magnetic card reader (option H13): Four configurable Patient ID fields; ISO 7810, 7811-1,-2,-3,-4,-5
- Smart “IC” card reader (option H14): ISO 7816 and EMV 3.1.1; supports SLE 4418/28 and SLE 4443/42
Pre-processing filters
- AC Noise: 50 or 60 Hz
- Signal Processing: Artifact rejection and baseline wander
Presentation Filters – 10 Sec Reports
- High Pass: 0.05, 0.15, and 0.5 Hz
- Low Pass: 40, 100, and 150 Hz
Presentation Filters – Rhythm
- High pass • 0.05 and 0.15 Hz
- Low pass • 40, 100, and 150 Hz
Operating Conditions
- 10° to 40°C (50°F to 104°F)
- 15% to 80% relative humidity (non-condensing)
- Up to 4,550 m (15,000 ft.) altitude
Storage Conditions
- -20°C to 50°C ) (-4°F to 122°F)
- 10% to 90% relative humidity (non-condensing)
- Up to 4,550 m (15,000 ft.) altitude
