Sonicaid Team Operator’s Manual
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3.2 External Toco (contractions) transducer
1 Check that the plastic membrane on the front face of the Toco transducer is
present and undamaged.
2 Connect the Toco transducer to the pink socket on Team.
3 Place the belt round the abdomen, and secure it with the buckle.
4 DO NOT use coupling gel. Wipe off any gel present on abdomen around this area.
5 Clip the Toco transducer through one of the three positioning holes on the buckle
so that it is retained on the midline half-way between the mother's fundus and
the umbilicus.
6 Contractions activity is measured as a percentage of full scale deflection. The con-
tractions measurement automatically zeroes to 10%. This can take up to 3 minutes.
To set the zero more quickly, if the mother is not experiencing a contraction, press
[TOCO ZERO] (top left on Team keypad).
Replacing the membrane on the Toco transducer
1 Remove damaged membrane.
2 Wipe the transducer face lightly with a cleaning solvent if necessary.
3 Strip the backing paper from a new membrane and press it centrally in place.
Self-adhesive membrane
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