Mindray P7-3T - Ordering Supplies; Examination; Cautions

Examination
Operator's Manual 27
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To avoid damaging the transducer, use a bite-guard during all TEE examinations.
Biting the endoscope may cause severe, permanent damage to the transducer,
rendering it unusable in the future, and unsafe in the present by creating
electrical and mechanical failure mechanisms.
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The Bite-guard is for single use only, do not re-use the Bite-guard. Otherwise it
may become a source of infection .
4.2.4 Ordering Supplies
Youcanordertransducersheath,bite-guardandnecessaryaccessoriesfromthefollowing
manufacturer.
Toorderatransducersheath,youmaycontact:
CIVCOMedicalInstrumentsCo.
102FirstStreetSouth,Kalona,IA52247-9589USA
E-mail:info@civco.com
http://www.civco.com
Call1-800-445-6741withintheUnitedStatesor1-319-656-4447outsideoftheUnited
States.Tofaxorderscall:1-319-656-4451
Fordetails,pleasecontactyourlocalMindrayrepresentativeforassistance.
4.3 Examination
Theoperatorshouldadoptproperultrasonicscanningproceduresandmethodsaccording
todifferenttargetorgans.
NOTE:
ItisrequiredtopracticeALARAwhenoperatingultrasonicdiagnosticsystem.
4.3.1 Cautions
TheactualtechniquesforintroductionoftheTEEtransducerintothepatientarebeyondthe
scopeoftheuserguide.Therearenumerousmedicaltextsandarticleswhichthoroughly
addressthistopic.
Observethefollowingprecautionarymeasureswhenconductinganexam.
• Maintenanceofanunobstructedairwayisaprimeconsiderationforallpatients.
• Prolongedpressureontheesophagusbythetipofthetransducermayleadtoa
pressurenecrosiscondition.Thus,inoperatingroommonitoringapplications,thetip
shouldberemovedfromtheesophaguswallwhennotscanning,byreleasingitinthe
neutralposition.Ifcontinuousmonitoringisrequired,thetransducertipshouldbere-
positionedoften.
• Longtermexposuretoultrasoundshouldbeminimized.Althoughtherehavenever
beenanybioeffectsdemonstratedattheacousticoutputlevelsoftheTEEtransducer,
itisprudenttominimizepatientexposuretoultrasoundaccordingtotheprincipleof
ALARA(AsLowAsReasonablyAchievable).Pleaseseetheultrasoundsystemuser
manual.