User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- S Series Ultrasound System User Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Chapter 2: System Setup
- Chapter 3: Imaging
- Chapter 4: Measurements
- Chapter 5: Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Chapter 6: Safety
- Ergonomic safety
- Electrical safety classification
- Electrical safety
- Equipment safety
- Battery safety
- Clinical safety
- Electromagnetic compatibility
- ALARA principle
- Acoustic artifacts
- Guidelines for reducing MI and TI
- Output display
- Transducer surface temperature rise
- Acoustic output measurement
- Acoustic output tables
- Labeling symbols
- Chapter 7: Specifications
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 1: Getting Started 1
Getting Started
Chapter 1: Getting Started
About the system
TheSonoSiteSSeriesultrasoundsystemisaportable,software‐controlleddeviceusing
all‐digitalarchitecture.TheSSeriesincludestheS‐Cath™ultrasoundsystem,S‐FAST™
ultrasoundsystem,S‐ICU™ultrasoundsystem,andtheS‐Nerve™ultrasoundsystem.
Thesystemhasmultipleconfigurationsandfeaturesetsusedtoacquireanddisplay
high‐resolution,real‐timeultrasoundimages.Featuresavailableonyoursystemdependon
systemconfiguration,transducer,andexamtype.
Alicensekeyisrequiredtoactivatethesoftware.See“Softwarelicensing”onpage 38.On
occasion,asoftwareupgrademayberequired.SonoSiteprovidesaUSBdevicecontainingthe
software.OneUSB
devicecanupgrademultiplesystems.
To use the ultrasound system
1 Turnthesystem on.(Forpowerswitchlocation,see“Systemcontrols”onpage 7.)
2 Attachatransducer.
3 PressPatient,andcompletethepatientinformationform.
4 Pressanimaging‐modecontrolkey:2DorColor.
Preparing the system
Compartments and connectors
Thebackofthesystemhascompartmentsforthebatteryandtransduceraswellasconnectors
forUSBdevices,powercords,cables,andmore.Thesidehasadditionalconnectors.