WARNINGS
• Do not use the deflection brake on pediatric patients.
• To protect the patient and the transducer, the tip of the S8-3t transducer
must be straightened and the deflection brake must be off when inserting
or withdrawing the transducer. The tip is straight when the deflection
control is aligned along the distal end of the shaft of the transducer handle,
and the white line on the articulation control is aligned with the center of
the proximal end of the transducer handle.
• Do not bend the shaft into a circle with a diameter of less than 0.3 m (1
ft).
• Articulate the tip only with the controls; do not articulate it with your hand.
1. Put the deflection control knob into freewheeling mode by sliding the
deflection brake so that the indicator is white.
2. Do one of the following:
• To deflect the tip toward the posterior, turn the smaller knob clockwise.
• To deflect the tip toward the anterior, turn the smaller knob
counterclockwise.
• To set the tip in the neutral position (no deflection), turn the smaller knob
so that the deflection control knob is aligned along the shaft and the white
line is aligned with the center of the proximal end of the transducer handle.
S8-3t Array Rotation
You can rotate the imaging array continuously from 0 degrees (transversal plane)
through 90 degrees (longitudinal plane) to 180 degrees (transversal plane, left/right
inverted). Because the transducer allows you to select all planes between 0
degrees and 180 degrees, you can scan a conical imaging volume.
An icon shows the current degree of rotation. Depending on image orientation,
the icon appears in the upper or lower part of the display.
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