Begin your monitoring journey
Acquire the knowledge you need to successfully begin your monitoring journey. This page will show you an overview of your journey and the steps you need to take to get started.
An overview of your monitoring journey with BodyGuardianTM MINI
- Stage 1 - Start
- Stage 2 – Monitoring period
- Stage 3 - Finish
Start
Your physician has prescribed the BodyGuardian MINI as a way to record your heartbeat over a set period of time. At this stage you will finalise any instructions from your physician and review all the information about your BodyGuardian device in preparation for applying and beginning your monitoring.
Not sure how to apply your monitor? Scroll down to the next section for guidance or download the instructions for use by clicking the link below.
Monitoring period
The monitoring period will begin by applying your device to your chest and turning it on by pressing the central power button. You must then press the same button to record symptoms as you feel them as well as writing down your symptoms in your Holter diary which will have been provided to you by your healthcare team.
It may be necessary depending on what version of the BodyGuardian MINI you have to replace adhesive strips or ECG electrodes when they lose their adhesiveness.
Not sure how to use your monitor? Scroll down to the next section for guidance or download the instructions for use by clicking the link below.
Finish
After your prescribed monitoring period has finished you will be required to pack up and return your BodyGuardian MINI equipment and diary for anaylsis by your healthcare team. For more information on what to do with your equipment after your monitoring period, speak with physician.
- Strips
- Bridge (with electrodes)
- ECG lead set (with electrodes)
BodyGuardian MINI monitoring device
Adhesive strips
Monitor charging cord*
Saline wipes
Holter diary
Preferred placement (vertical)
Alternate placement (horizontal)
If hair is present, remove the hair where you will place the monitor.
Use an enclosed saline wipe or soap and water to clean the area. Dry the area completely.
Do not apply lotions, oils, or perfumes.
Do not use alcohol wipes.
Do not abrade the skin.
Step 2- Attach the monitor to the strip
Slide the monitor into the black molding on the Strip until the micro-USB connector on the Strip is inserted completely into the monitor.
Good connection
Bad connection
Tips on attaching the monitor:
- This is most easily accomplished on a flat surface, like a table
- To line up the micro-USB connector with the port on the monitor, you may need to wiggle the monitor slightly to align
- To ensure a good connection, pinch together with thumb and index finger
Step 3 – Attach to your chest
1. Peel away backing 1 from the Strip.
2. Place the portion of the Strip with the adhesive exposed flat on your chest in one of the placement locations.
3. Slowly peel away backing 2 from the Strip as you press the Strip flat on your chest. Press the entire surface of the Strip against the skin to ensure it adheres.
Apply only to intact, clean skin. Do not apply over open wounds, lesions, infected, or inflamed areas. If you have skin allergies, hypersensitivities, or experience skin irritation while wearing the monitor, consult your doctor to select the most appropriate option.
4. Place the device on your chest in one of two ways
Preferred placement (vertical)
Place the top of the Strip just below the jugular notch, which is the bone at the base of the neck at the intersection of the collar bone.
Once the Strip makes contact with your skin, you cannot adjust its position.
Ensure the uppermost arrow on the Strip on your chest is pointing up.
Alternate placement (horizontal)
Place the right side of the Strip near the center of the chest over the sternum.
Once the Strip makes contact with your skin, you cannot adjust its position.
Ensure the arrow on the Strip over your left chest, near your left arm, is pointing up.
Step 4 – Turning on the monitor
Press and release the center button on the monitor once.
If contact between the Strip and your skin is satisfactory:
The monitor makes a quick series of three rising beeps and the green light blinks every 5 seconds. You are successfully monitoring.
If contact between the Strip and your skin is NOT satisfactory:
The monitor alerts you with two beeps every second. If this occurs ensure that –
- The monitor is securely attached to the Strip
- BodyGuardian MINI is properly placed and securely adhered to your chest
When the monitor detects satisfactory skin contact, it will make a quick series of three rising beeps and the green light blinks every 5 seconds. You are successfully monitoring.
BodyGuardian MINI monitoring device
Bridge
ECG electrodes
Monitor charging cord*
Holter diary
Preferred placement (vertical)
Alternate placement (horizontal)
If hair is present, remove the hair where you will place the monitor.
Use an enclosed saline wipe or soap and water to clean the area. Dry the area completely.
Do not apply lotions, oils, or perfumes.
Do not use alcohol wipes.
Do not abrade the skin.
Step 2 – Snap the ECG electrodes to the Bridge
Press the ECG electrodes firmly onto the Bridge until you hear a snap.
Step 3 – Attach the monitor to the Bridge
Slide the monitor into the black molding on the Bridge until the micro-USB connector is inserted completely into the monitor.
Good connection
Bad connection
Step 4 – Attach to your chest
1. Peel away backing from the electrodes to expose the adhesive
2. Place the device on your chest in one of two ways
Preferred placement (vertical)
Place the top of the Bridge just below the jugular notch, which is the bone at the base of the neck at the intersection of the collar bone.
Once the Strip makes contact with your skin, you cannot adjust its position.
Ensure the uppermost arrow on the Bridge on your chest is pointing up.
Alternate placement (horizontal)
Place the right side of the Bridge near the centre of the chest over the sternum.
Once the Bridge makes contact with your skin, you cannot adjust its position.
Ensure the arrow on the Bridge over your left chest, near your left arm, is pointing up.
Apply only to intact, clean skin. Do not apply over open wounds, lesions, infected, or inflamed areas. If you have skin allergies, hypersensitivities, or experience skin irritation while wearing the monitor, consult your doctor to select the most appropriate option.
3. Press firmly around the surface of the electrode to ensure adhesion to the skin.
Step 5 – Turning on the monitor
Press and release the center button on the monitor once.
If contact between the Bridge and your skin is satisfactory:
The monitor makes a quick series of three rising beeps and the green light blinks every 5 seconds. You are successfully monitoring.
If contact between the Bridge and your skin is NOT satisfactory:
The monitor alerts you with two beeps every second. If this occurs ensure that –
- The monitor is securely attached to the Strip
- BodyGuardian MINI is properly placed and securely adhered to your chest
When the monitor detects satisfactory skin contact, it will make a quick series of three rising beeps and the green light blinks every 5 seconds. You are successfully monitoring.
BodyGuardian MINI monitoring device
ECG lead set
ECG electrodes
Monitor charging cord*
Holter diary
1a. Wire lead set (preferred placement)
1b. Wire lead set (alternate placement)
2a. Wire lead set
2b. Wire lead set
If hair is present, remove the hair where you will place the monitor.
Use an enclosed saline wipe or soap and water to clean the area. Dry the area completely.
Do not apply lotions, oils, or perfumes.
Do not use alcohol wipes.
Do not abrade the skin.
Step 2 – Attach the monitor and electrode
Press the ECG electrodes firmly onto the Bridge until you hear a snap.
Good connection
Bad connection
Attach the leads to the electrodes:
1. Slide the BodyGuardian MINI monitor onto the center connector of the lead wires. Ensure the connector is inserted completely into the monitor.
2. Snap one ECG electrode into each of the leads, and one into the centre monitor connector.
Step 3 – Attach to your chest
1. Peel away backing from the electrodes to expose the adhesive.
2. Place on chest in one of the relevant placement locations
1a. Wire lead set (preferred placement)
1b. Wire lead set (alternate placement)
2a. Wire lead set
2b. Wire lead set
Apply only to intact, clean skin. Do not apply over open wounds, lesions, infected, or inflamed areas. If you have skin allergies, hypersensitivities, or experience skin irritation while wearing the monitor, consult your doctor to select the most appropriate option.
Step 4 – Turning on the monitor
Press and release the center button on the monitor once.
If contact between the Bridge and your skin is satisfactory:
The monitor makes a quick series of three rising beeps and the green light blinks every 5 seconds. You are successfully monitoring.
If contact between the Bridge and your skin is NOT satisfactory:
The monitor alerts you with two beeps every second. If this occurs ensure that –
- The monitor is securely attached to the Strip
- BodyGuardian MINI is properly placed and securely adhered to your chest
When the monitor detects satisfactory skin contact, it will make a quick series of three rising beeps and the green light blinks every 5 seconds. You are successfully monitoring.
