• 6 second maternal ECG strip, with a choice of
real-time recording or “snapshot” together with
the fetal trace
• Maternal blood pressure and pulse oximetry
(optional)
Features
• Touchscreen for intuitive, easy operation
• Tilt and fold 6.5-inch TFT color display with a
wide viewing angle and large numerics
• Built-in 6-inch recorder for automatic printing of
fetal and maternal parameters on the trace
• Intelligent transducers are waterproof, light,
comfortable to wear and easy to clean
• Automatic channel management lets you connect
any fetal transducer, patient module or remote
The Philips Avalon FM30 fetal/maternal monitor
offers a state-of-the-art solution for all external and
internal fetal monitoring measurements in doctors’
practices, clinics and hospitals, during labor and
delivery and for antepartum monitoring of high-risk
patients.
With a cutting-edge feature set, including advanced
transducers, high quality signal processing, and a
touchscreen interface, the Avalon FM30 sets new
standards for performance, flexibility, convenience,
and ease of use.
Measurements
The Avalon FM30 lets you monitor and document:
• Up to three
ultrasound
• DECG via combined Toco/ECG “Toco
transducer (also can measure MECG)
• Uterine activity externally, or intrauterine pressure
• Maternal heart rate with ECG waveform display
1. Triplets monitoring is not currently available in the USA.
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fetal heart rates externally using
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event marker to any fetal sensor socket
• Cross-Channel Verification between all fetal and
maternal heart rates
• The blue transducer Finder LED lets you identify
at a glance which transducer is monitoring which
measurement
• Transmission of fetal and maternal parameters to
an obstetrical surveillance system
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• Network connectivity to an OB TraceVue
via LAN connection using the optional system
interface, where OB TraceVue controls all patient
admit/discharge events
• Internal backup memory allows recovery of up to
one hour of trace data, either to paper or to an OB
Tr a c e V u e
• Cordless monitoring using the award-winning
Avalon CTS Cordless Fetal Transducer System
• Compact and light, with built-in carrying handle,
and stand for angled stance on any flat surface
• Comprehensive patient data presentation,
including at-a-glance patient identification, and
2. OB TraceVue Revision E.00.00 or later.
3. Requires Avalon CTS interface cable M2731-60001 (see Avalon
CTS data sheet for details), and monitor software revision D.00.00
or higher.
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system over a LAN connection
system
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the choice to add user-configurable notes
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• Automatic screen layouts optimize size and
presentation of measurements
• Fetal Movement Profile (FMP) detects and
automatically records gross fetal body movements
for antepartum applications
• NST timer for antepartum applications
Description of Main Components
TFT Color Display
The monitor has an integrated, tiltable color TFT
display, with a wide viewing angle, providing high
resolution data presentation. Fetal and maternal
measurements are displayed as large, easy-to-read
numerics.
Information such as patient identification (including
the bed label when connected to a surveillance
system such as OB TraceVue), date and time, alarm
information, icons for recorder status, and prompt
and error messages are also clearly shown.
Touchscreen User Interface
•Fetal Movement
• Uterine Activity
The monitor prints the time, the date, trace
identification symbols, the monitoring mode and
the paper speed when first switched on, every ten
minutes after, and whenever the monitoring modes
change.
Maternal heart rate and the maternal pulse oximetry
value is printed every 5 minutes. In the case of
maternal noninvasive blood pressure measurement,
the annotation is made at the end of the
measurement.
Depending on the geography, there are two possible
paper scales:
•FHR Scale:
- Red paper: 30 to 240 bpm @ 30 bpm/cm
- Green paper: 50 to 210 bpm @ 20 bpm/cm
•Labor Scale:
- 0 to 100 units @ 25 units/cm
Alarms
When an alarm limit is exceeded, it is signalled by
the monitor in the following ways:
• An alarm tone sounds
• An alarm message is shown on the screen
• The numeric of the alarming measurement flashes
on the screen
The monitor is operated using the touchscreen. All
user functions (apart from the On/Off switch) are
controlled directly from the screen, and the intuitive,
color, graphical user interface not only makes it
quick and easy to learn and use, but the lack of
mechanical controls also makes cleaning the Avalon
fetal monitor much quicker and simpler.
A number of SmartKeys at the bottom of the main
screen allow fast access to functions, for starting a
recording, or resetting a Toco baseline, for instance.
Heart rate and alarm volume adjustment, with an
indication of the current setting, are always available
at the top of the screen.
Integrated Recorder
The Avalon fetal monitor has an integrated, high
resolution thermal array recorder, with paper-out/end detection.
Traces are recorded at either 1, 2 or 3 cm/min.
Continuous traces are made for:
• Fetal Heart Rate(s)
• Maternal Heart Rate
4. Using standard Roman-8 character sets.
Alarm categories:
• Physiological Alarms for fetal and maternal
parameters (to indicate vital sign alarm limit
violations, for instance)
• Tec h nic a l Al a r m s ( I NO PS)
are triggered by signal
quality problems, equipment malfunction or
equipment disconnect.
Alarm modes:
• INOP only: only INOPs are enabled, with audible
and visual indication active. This is the default.
• All: patient alarms and INOPs are enabled, with
audible and visual indicators active.
Alarm suspension:
• Alarms Off/Pause Alarms function
• Alarm pause period: indefinite, or one, two, or
three minutes.
Alarm latching/non-latching:
•Visual
•Audible
• Visual and audible
Interfaces
LAN/RS-232 System Interface
The monitor has an optional LAN/RS-232 interface
board with two fully-isolated ports:
- The LAN connection is for connecting the
monitor to an OB TraceVue obstetrical
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information and surveillance system on a
network, or to a PC for configuration or
upgrade using the Support Tool
- The RS232 connection can be used for
connecting the monitor to an obstetrical
information and surveillance system, such as OB
Tr a c e V u e
Input Device Interface (Dual PS/2 Interface)
This optional interface provides two PS/2 ports to
enable the monitor to be connected to off-the-shelf,
“plug-and-play” input devices:
- Mouse: any specified PS/2 mouse or trackball
may be used for navigation and data entry.
- Computer keyboard: a PS/2 computer keyboard
can be used for data entry instead of the onscreen pop-up keyboard.
Service Features
• The Support Tool helps technical personnel to
– carry out configuration, upgrades and
troubleshooting on an individual monitor.
– share configuration settings between monitors.
– back up the monitor settings.
• The Service Mode is password-protected and
ensures that only trained staff can access service
tests and tasks.
• The Configuration Mode is password-protected
and allows trained users to customize the monitor
configuration.
• The Demo Mode is password-protected and is
intended for training and educational purposes.
Related Products
The monitor is in conformity with the essential
requirements of the European Medical Devices
Directive 93/42/EEC and the following major
international standards:
Safety, Performance
• EN 60601-1:1990+A1:1993+A2:1995/IEC
60601-1:1988+A1:1991+A2:1995
• EN 60601-1-1:2001/IEC 60601-1-1:2000
• EN/IEC 60601-2-27:1994
• EN/ISO 9919:2005
• EN 60601-2-30:2000/IEC 60601-2-30:1999
• EN/IEC 60601-2-37:2001+A1:2004
• EN 60601-2-49:2001/IEC 60601-2-49:2001
• UL 60601-1:2003
• CAN/CSA C22.2#601.1-M90
• AS/NZS 3200.1.0-1998
The possibility of hazards arising from hardware and
software errors was minimized in compliance with
ISO 14971:2000+A1:2003, EN60601-14:1996+A1:1999 and IEC 60601-14:1996+A1:1999.
Alarm sounds are compliant with the draft ISO/
IEC 9703-2 Standard.
Electromagnetic Compatibility
• EN/IEC 60601-1-2:2001+A1:2004
• ICES-001:1988
The Avalon fetal monitor is classified as
electromagnetic emissions Class B, except whenever
used with the IUP/ECG patient module M2738A,
when it is classified as Class A.
This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-
001. Cet appareil ISM est conforme a la norme
NMB-001 du Canada.
Monitors with software revision D.00.00 (or higher)
are compatible with the Avalon CTS Cordless Fetal
Transducer System (M2720A), allowing expectant
mothers to be continuously monitored without
wires, whether in the bath or shower, in the bed, or
while ambulating. Monitors with earlier software
revisions can be upgraded to the lastest software
version (see “Upgrade Options” on page 14). Refer
to the Avalon CTS Data Sheet for the required
Avalon CTS interface cable (M2731-60001) and
further information.
Standards Compliance
US Federal Law restricts this device to sale by or on
the order of a physician.
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Environmental Specifications
The monitor may not meet the given performance specifications if stored and used outside the specified
temperature and humidity ranges.
FM30 Monitor
Temperature RangeOperating0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)