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Operations & Maintenance Manual: Using the Instrument
SCANNING A PATIENT
Verathon
®
advises new operators to use the BladderScan BVI 3000 on patients with moderately full bladders,
rather than initially attempting to locate nearly empty bladders. An in‑service training video has been supplied
with your instrument. It is recommended that you view the video as a supplement to the procedures provided in
this manual.
PROCEDURE 1. MEASURE BLADDER VOLUME
1. Ensure the instrument has been properly cleaned according to the instructions in the Cleaning & Disinfecting
chapter on page 38.
2. Ensure that the battery is sufciently charged. If necessary, recharge or replace the battery.
3. Turn the BladderScan BVI 3000 on by pressing the power button.
4. On the Main Menu screen, press the SCAN button.
BVI 3000
SCAN ALT
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5. On the Scan screen, press the Male/Female button in order to select the patient's gender.
The LCD screen shows a male or a female icon to indicate the gender that is selected. Use the female
option only for women who have not undergone a hysterectomy (the female option allows the instrument
to exclude the uterus from the measurement, which may resemble the bladder ultrasonically). For all other
patients, use the Male option.
DONE SCAN
READY TO SCAN
6. Have the patient lie in the supine position with abdominal muscles relaxed.
7. Palpate the patient’s symphysis pubis (pubic bone).
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