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 11
Getting Started
To install a transducer sheath
SonoSiterecommendstheuseofmarket‐cleared,transducersheathsforintracavitaryor
surgicalapplications.Tolessentheriskofcontamination,installthesheathonlywhenyouare
readytoperformtheprocedure.
1 Placegelinsidethesheath.
2 Insertthetransducerintothesheath.
3 Pullthesheathoverthetransducerandcableuntil
thesheathisfullyextended.
4 Securethesheathusingthebandssuppliedwiththesheath.
5 Checkforandeliminatebubblesbetweenthefaceofthetransducerandthesheath.
Bubblesbetweenthefaceofthetransducerandthesheathmayaffecttheultrasoundimage.
6 Inspect thesheathtoensurethatthere
arenoholesortears.
Intended uses
Theintend eduses foreachexamtypeareasfollows.Fortheintendedtransducerforeachexam
type,see“Imagingmodesandexamsavailable by transducer”onp age 24.
Abdominal Imaging Applications Thissystemtransmitsultrasoundenergyintotheabdomen
ofpatientsusing2D,SonoMB™technology,colorDoppler(Color),colorpowerDoppler
(CPD),andTissue
HarmonicImaging(THI)toobtainultrasoundimages.Theliver,kidneys,
pancreas,spleen,gallbladder,bileducts,transplantedorgans,abdominalvessels,and
surroundinganatomicalstructurescanbeassessedforthepresenceorabsenceofpathology
transabdominally.
Cardiac Imaging Applications Thissystemtransmitsultrasoundenergyintothethoraxof
patientsusing2D,SonoMBtechnology,colorDoppler
(Color),andTissueHarmonicImaging
(THI),toobtainultrasoundimages.Theheart,cardiacvalves,greatvessels,surrounding
anatomicalstructures,overallcardiacperformance,andheartsizecanbeassessedforthe
presenceorabsenceofpathology.
Gynecology and Infertility Imaging Applications Thissys tem transmitsultrasoundenergyin
thepelvisandlowerabdomenusing2D,SonoMBtechnology,
colorpowerDoppler(CPD),and
colorDoppler(Color)toobtainultrasoundimages.Theuterus,ovaries,adnexa,and
surroundinganatomicalstructurescanbeassessedforthepresenceorabsenceofpathology
transabdominallyortransvaginally.
Interventional Imaging Applications Thissystemtransmitsultrasoundenergyintothevarious
partsofthebodyusing2D,SonoMBtechnology,colorDoppler
(Color),colorpowerDoppler
(CPD),andTissueHarmonicImaging(THI)toobtainultrasoundimagesthatprovideguidance
duringinterventionalprocedures.Thissystemcanbe usedtoprovideultrasoundguidancefor
biopsyanddrainageprocedures,vascularlineplacement,peripheralnerveblocks,spinalnerve
blocksandtaps,amniocentesisandotherobstetricalprocedures,
andprovideassistanceduring
abdominal,breast,andneurologicalsurgery.