Bladder Volume Tester User’s Manual V1.02
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Chapter Twelve System Maintenance
The system maintenance should be performed by the user and service engineer. Users shall be in full
charge of maintenance and operation of the system after purchasing the product.
Under normal circumstances, a routine consideration of the general inspection for the probe and the
functional verification is a good practice and may help to avoid major problems in the future.
12.1 Inspection and verification by users
12.1.1 Probe general inspection
1. The probe should be checked before use for any visible damage;
2. Always check the cable for frayed or broken wires which may interfere with the proper functioning of
the probe;
3. When connecting the probe to the instrument, the red mark of connector should be aligned with the
red mark on the socket.
12.1.2 Machine functional verification
The system provides a verification cup, used to verify that the performance of machine is normal.
The usage for the verification cup:
At 29 ± 1 ℃ ambient temperature, slowly along the wall of the verification cup to filled with
sodium chloride injection (0.9%), stand for a few minutes until no bubbles, handheld probe vertically into
the verification cup, keep the probe steady and do not tilt (see figure below), touch patient mode key to
select the standard mode , and press the scan key on the probe or touch the key on the touch
screen to scanning the image, three times repeated measurements. If the measurement result is within the
range of 140ml ± 15%, then prove that the machine performance is normal.
12.2 Maintenance by users
12.2.1 System cleaning and disinfection
Warning:
Turn off the instrument and pull out the power supply wire before cleaning
every instrument of the system. It may cause electric shock if clean the system under
power is on.
Warning:
There is no any waterproof device in the system. Do not splash any water or
liquor into the system when cleaning or maintaining; otherwise it will cause
malfunction or electric shock.
Attention:
1. To prevent possible infection, it is advisable to wear sterilized gloves when cleaning,
disinfecting the ultrasonic probe.
2. Kaixin Company will not make any guarantee for the efficacy of disinfector. Please
contact the appropriate manufacturer for details.
3. Clean the probe with sterile water to remove the residual chemicals after disinfection,
because the residual chemicals may be harmful for humans.