User's Manual

Clarius Ultrasound Scanner - HD3 Scanners Safety Topics
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Defibrillator Safety
If you are using the Clarius Ultrasound Scanner and defibrillation is required, use defibrillators
that do not have grounded patient circuits. To determine whether a defibrillator patient circuit
is grounded, see the defibrillator service guide, or consult a biomedical engineer.
Before defibrillation, remove any part of the system that is in contact with the patient.
Biological Safety
• Do not use a system that exhibits erratic or inconsistent image updates. This indicates a
hardware failure that must be corrected before continuing use.
• Perform ultrasound procedures prudently. Use the ALARA (as low as reasonably
achievable) principle. For information on ALARA, see ALARA Principle on page 47.
• Clean and disinfect the Clarius Ultrasound Scanner immediately after use. Do not use
Clarius Ultrasound Scanners on animals. Veterinary models of the Clarius Ultrasound
Scanners are available.
Latex
The Clarius Scanners do not contain natural rubber latex.
The sheaths and biopsy guides that you select to use with the Clarius Ultrasound Scanner may
contain latex. Check with the manufacturer's safety information.
The following are FDA recommendations on latex awareness:
• When taking general histories of patients, include questions about latex sensitivity. For
surgical and radiology patients, spina bifida patients and health care workers, this
recommendation is especially important. Questions about itching, rashes, or wheezing
after wearing latex gloves or inflating a toy balloon may be useful. For patients with
positive histories, flag their charts.
• If latex sensitivity is suspected, consider wearing a non-latex glove over the latex glove if
the patient is sensitive. If both the health professional and the patient are sensitive, a latex
middle glove could be used. (Latex gloves labeled “Hypoallergenic” may not always
prevent adverse reactions.)
• Whenever latex comes in contact with mucous membranes, be alert to the possibility of an
allergic reaction.
• If an allergic reaction does occur and latex is suspected, advise the patient of a possible
latex sensitivity, and consider an immunologic evaluation.
• Advise the patient to tell health professionals and emergency personnel about any known
latex sensitivity before undergoing medical procedures. Consider advising patients with
severe latex sensitivity to wear a medical identification bracelet.