Mindray P8-2Ts - Cleaning and Disinfecting the Transducer; Checking after Turning ON the System

TransducerControlsandInspection
24 Operator's Manual
3.5 Cleaning and Disinfecting the Transducer
Forcleaninganddisinfectingthetransducer,see"5 CleaningandDisinfection".
WARNING
If you don’t clean and disinfect the transducer, it may become a source of infection.
3.6 Checking after Turning ON the System
CAUTION
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If you keep a hot acoustic lens on the body surface, the patient may be burned.
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Any of the problems mentioned above indicates that the ultrasonic diagnostic
system or the transducer may be defective.
AfterturningONthepoweroftheultrasonicdiagnosticsystem,performthefollowing
checks.
1. Theacousticlensofthetransducermustnotgenerateabnormalheatwhileitisbeing
used.Thetransducertemperatureshouldbecheckedbyhand.
2. Scanplanecalibration:Ascanplanepositioningcalibrationtestisautomatically
performedwhenthetransducerisconnectedandtheultrasoundsystemisturnedon.
Thiscalibrationcyclelasts5to10seconds.Afterthecalibrationtestiscompleted,
thetransducertemperaturesensorisactivated,andthetransducer temperatureis
displayed,indicatingthetransducerisreadyforuse.
Ifthecalibrationtestofthetransducerfails,(noresponsefromthescanplanebuttons
aftercalibration),re-connectthetransducertorepeatthecalibrationtest.
3. Theimagemustnotbeabnormalwhileturningonthesystem.