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Ambulatory Testing (continued)
1. Connect the RigiScan Plus Monitor to your computer’s communications cable. (See Setting Up the
Hardware in Chapter 2.)
2. Turn the RigiScan Plus Monitor on.
3. Open the RigiScan Control Window. (See RigiScan Control Window in Chapter 3.)
4. Initialize the RigiScan Plus Monitor. (See Initialize the Monitor in Chapter 3.)
5. Click to return to the RigiScan Plus Home Screen.
6. Turn off the RigiScan Plus Monitor.
7. Disconnect the communications cable.
8. Attach the RigiScan Plus Monitor to the patient’s leg. (See Attaching the Leg Strap in Chapter 4.)
9. Attach the RigiScan Plus Monitor Loop to the patient’s penis: First, t the BASE Loop (blue boot)
over the patient’s penis and position it at the base of the penis. Second, t the TIP Loop (white boot)
over the patient’s penis and position it at the tip of the penis just below the glans.
10. Turn the RigiScan Plus Monitor on.
11. Hold the loops in their proper positions until the RigiScan Plus Monitor tighten them. The Base
Loop will tighten rst, followed by the Tip Loop.
12. When the session is complete, turn off the RigiScan Plus Monitor.
13. Remove the loops from the patient’s penis.
14. Download the patient’s data to the computer. (See To Download Patient Data in Chapter 3.)
WARNING: DO NOT turn the RigiScan monitor on until the loops have been placed on the
patient’s penis. Turning the monitor on before placing the loops will cause continuous rigidity
sampling and may result in patient discomfort, pain, irritation or bruising.