User's Manual

Ultraview Care Network
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12. Press Yes to confirm the initialization. The UA display should read 0 (zero).
Release the cap on the pressure relief valve or replace the dead-end stopper
to reseal the dome.
13. Turn the handle of the stopcock toward the syringe to begin recording uterine
activity.
If, during monitoring, the UA channel does not appear to be accurately recording
contractions or the tracing of the contractions looks jagged or angular, either the
catheter has collected debris from the amniotic fluid or it contains air bubbles. If
this happens, take the following steps:
1. Turn the 3-way stopcock toward the pressure transducer.
2. Flush with 5-10 ml of sterile water.
3. Turn the handle of the stopcock toward the syringe.
4. Check the recording.
Transducer-Tipped Catheter  Disposable
Application techniques for internal pressure transducers are considered to be
beyond the scope of this manual. Consult the manufacturers instructions included
with the package for proper application technique.
1. Plug the intrauterine pressure catheter (yellow) connector into the UA (yellow)
connectors on the front of the monitor.
2. Touch the UA REF key to initialize.
3. Press Yes to confirm the initialization. The UA display on the monitor should
read 0 (zero) and the strip chart should record 0 (zero).
4. Follow manufacturer’s instructions on the preparation and application of the
intrauterine pressure catheter.
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• Check to see that all of the air bubbles have been removed.
• If there are still air bubbles in the dome, repeat the process.
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• Between contractions, the UA channel should not return to zero.
This is the measure of the uterine resting tone.
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• To check that the system is operational, it is often helpful to ask
the patient to cough. This should produce an artifact on the fetal
strip chart recording.
• Utah Medical IPC 400 is the only catheter-tipped transducer
recommended for use with this monitor.
To initialize uterine activity:
1 Touch the UA REF key.
2 Press Yes to confirm.