E-6

ECG analysis performance

rhythm class

shockable rhythm — ventricular fibrillation

shockable rhythm — ventricular tachycardia

non-shockable rhythm — normal sinus rhythm

non-shockable rhythm — asystole

non-shockable rhythm — all other non-shockable rhythmsc

ECG test

meets AHA recommendationsb for adult defibrillation

observed

90% one-sided

sample

a

size

 

performance

lower confidence limit

 

 

 

300

 

sensitivity >90%

(87%)

 

 

 

(meets AAMI DF80 requirement)

100

 

sensitivity >75%

(67%)

 

 

 

(meets AAMI DF80 requirement)

300

 

specificity >99%

(97%)

 

 

 

(meets AAMI DF80 requirement)

100

 

specificity >95%

(92%)

 

 

 

(meets AAMI DF80 requirement)

450

 

specificity >95%

(88%)

 

 

 

(meets AAMI DF80 requirement)

Philips

a.From Philips Medical Systems Heartstream ECG rhythm databases.

b.American Heart Association (AHA) AED Task Force, Subcommittee on AED Safety & Efficacy. Automatic External Defibrillators for Public Access Use: Recommendations for Specifying and Reporting Arrhythmia Analysis Algorithm Performance, Incorporation of New Waveforms, and Enhancing Safety. Circulation 1997;95:1677-1682.

c.Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is specifically included in the non-shockable rhythm class, in accordance with AHA recommendationsb and the AAMI standard DF80.

Medical Systems

HEARTSTART M5066A

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Philips M5066A owner manual ECG analysis performance

M5066A specifications

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