Index: sources/gui/qml/components/HeaderBar.qml
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diff -u -r51cb7f2c575286515aa7b715e032514772c1ce1f -rc843f1d6a805119ecadfa2c24f309f77e7637830
--- sources/gui/qml/components/HeaderBar.qml	(.../HeaderBar.qml)	(revision 51cb7f2c575286515aa7b715e032514772c1ce1f)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/HeaderBar.qml	(.../HeaderBar.qml)	(revision c843f1d6a805119ecadfa2c24f309f77e7637830)
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         GradientStop { position: 0.8; color: Qt.darker (Colors.backgroundMain, 1.2) }
     }
 
-    function vitalsRecorded() { _pulseAnimation.start() }
+    function vitalsRecorded() { _vitalsButton.pulseAnimation.start() }
 
     MouseArea { id: _mouseArea
         anchors.fill    : parent
@@ -112,30 +112,10 @@
             rightMargin   :  _headerButtonRow.spacing
         }
 
-        IconButton { id  : _vitalsButton
-            iconSize        : Variables.headerIconDiameter
-            iconImageSource : "qrc:/images/iVitals"
+        VitalsButton { id  : _vitalsButton
             extraSpace      : _headerButtonRow.spacing
 
             onPressed       : _treatmentAdjustmentVitals.open()
-
-            SequentialAnimation { id: _pulseAnimation
-                loops           : 2
-                running         : false
-                alwaysRunToEnd  : true
-                onStarted       : _vitalsButton.iconImageSource = "qrc:/images/iVitalsRed"
-                onStopped       : _vitalsButton.iconImageSource = "qrc:/images/iVitals"
-                onFinished      : { _vitalsButton.iconImageSource = "qrc:/images/iVitals"; _vitalsButton.opacity = 1; }
-                ParallelAnimation { id: _pulseOut
-                    NumberAnimation { target: _vitalsButton; property: "opacity";   from: 0.3;  to: 1;      duration: 350;                              } // pulse up
-                    NumberAnimation { target: _vitalsButton; property: "scale";                 to: 1.14;   duration: 350; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic } // beat grow
-                }
-
-                ParallelAnimation { id: _pulseDown
-                    NumberAnimation { target: _vitalsButton; property: "opacity";   from: 1;    to: 0.3;    duration: 350;                              } // pulse down
-                    NumberAnimation { target: _vitalsButton; property: "scale";                 to: 1.0;    duration: 350; easing.type: Easing.InCubic  } // beat shrink
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         IconButton { id  : _prescriptionButton