8.1 Transducer
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CAUTION
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• Do not use a transducer whose acoustic lens or
housing is abnormally hot. Doing so may cause a
burn injury.
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Do not use a hard brush for cleaning or disinfecting
the transducer. Doing so may damage it.
• Do not immerse the transducer in a disinfection so-
lution longer than a specied time. If doing so, the
performance of the transducer could deteriorate.
• Do not use non-specified chemicals (for disinfec-
tion or cleaning). Doing so may cause the perfor-
mance of transducers to decrease.
• Turn OFF the system before attaching / detaching
or replacing a transducer.
– When the transducer has to be laid down
temporarily during a study, place it on a stable and
level surface to prevent it from falling.
• Do not connect anything other than transducers or
Three-Port Probe Unit designed for this system to
the transducer connector on the main unit.
• When transporting a transducer, be sure to disin-
fect the transducer at the beginning, put it into a
plastic bag, and then put the transducer-enclosed
bag in a storage case. If do not doing so, the per-
formance of the transducer could deteriorate.
• Use ultrasound gel that mainly consists of water.
Use of castor oil may deteriorate the transducer
and cause an electric shock.
– Please select and use an appropriate ultrasound
gel on the market.
• Before cleaning or disinfecting the transducer, re-
move it from this system. Otherwise there is a risk
of electric shock.
• Wear protective gloves to prevent infection before
cleaning and disinfecting the transducer.
• Be sure to comply with the usage and storage envi-
ronment conditions of the transducer.
If do not doing so, the performance of the trans-
ducer could deteriorate
.
• Disinfect the transducer to prevent infection before
returning it to your service representative.
• While the main unit is on stand by, be sure to
freeze the main unit.
If the live state is continued, there is a risk that the
transducer will overheat and cause burns.
• Store the ultrasound gel as described in the in-
struction manual. Otherwise, there is a risk of infec-
tion.
• When discarding transducers, disinfect or sterilize
the transducers, and then discard them as indus-
trial waste.
Be sure to follow the rules and regulations of the
local governing body, and request an approved
industrial waste disposal company to discard the
transducers.
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