EVASystemUserManual
No.10LB038
Rev.04
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7. HowtoCaptureaClinicallyUsefulImage
`Clinicallyusefulimagesarecriticalforremoteconsultation,patientdocumentation,andqualityassurance
purposes.Thereareseveralfactorstoconsidertoensurehighqualityimages.
7.1. Stability
Thecolposcopeshouldbeinastablepositionwhilecapturinganimage.Theunitcanbestabilizedby:
7.1.1. Usingastand:Thecolposcopecanbeattachedtoaprovidedstand.Theheightofthestandshouldbe
thesameastheheightoftheexaminationtable(standardmedicaltableheightis80110cm/31.543.5
inch).
7.1.2. Usingtheneckstrap:ifyouneedtotakethecolposcopeoffthestand,pleasebesuretousetheneck
strapforstability.Whenholdingtheunitbyhandwithaneckstrap,pleaseconfirmthattheneckstrap
isextendedcompletely.Thelengthoftheneckstrapcanbeadjustedforusercomfort.
7.1.3. Handwavefeature:Imagescanbecapturedwithouttouchingthescreen,throughthehandwave
feature.Thisenablestheusertowavetheirhandinfrontoftheproximitysensorabovethe
visualizationscreeninordertocaptureanimage.
7.2. Positioning
7.2.1. Distance:Thedeviceshouldbepositionedatadistanceof2540cm/1015.7inchesfromthepatient’s
cervix.
Important:thecolposcopeshouldnevercomeintophysicalcontactwiththepatient.
7.2.2. Angle:Theentirefaceofthecervixshouldbecapturedintheimage,withoutanyobstructionbythe
speculum.Thecolposcopelensshouldbeaimeddirectlyatthepatient'scervix.
(figure16)
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