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PREPARING THE PATIENT
• Patient has to be settled in an examination and treatment chair lying or sitting.
• The skin must be clean, dry and free of any cosmetic products.
• Check that no cream, moisturizing lotion, oil or any other substance has been
applied to the skin beforehand.
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STAGE 1
F
NOTE:
• After 7 seconds of inactivity,
screen will switch over to standby mode. Flashing is still possible. Touch the screen to reactivate.
• After around fifteen minutes of inactivity,
will switch over to pause mode. Press the
"play" icon
13
to reactivate.
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E
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TREATMENT OF MEIBOMIAN BLEPHARITIS USING
H
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USING THE ACTIVATION CARD
• Locate the activation card for your
optic
cartridge.
• Insert this card into the slot provided for this purpose, located on the rear of
, in
the base. The location of this slot is easily identifiable by its surrounding sticker.
• Leave this card in place throughout the session.
• At the end of the session remove the activation card, taking care to avoid damage, and
replace it in its holder.
• Follow the procedure for turning off the device.
IMPORTANT:
The activation card for the
optic
cartridge must not be damaged, bent or cut. Any damaged card will not be cove
-
red by the E-SWIN guarantee. As a result, any such card will not be replaced and its associated
optic
cartridge will be unusable.
It will then be necessary to purchase a new
optic
cartridge, with its activation card. The activation card must not be stored in the
proximity of a source of heat or electromagnetic radiation.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Each activation card carries the same serial number as the
optic
cartridge
which it accompanies. Accordingly, each activation card will only work with one
optic
cartridge, and must not be used with any other cartridge.
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STAGE 2
• Upon the initial start-up of
, "activation codes" (5 characters, followed by
a further 5 characters) may be requested. Once entered, these codes will not be
requested a second time.
• Connect
using the mains lead.
• The internal test procedure of
will commence, and will last for a few seconds.
Upon the completion of this phase, screen
E
will be displayed automatically.
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STAGE 3
START-UP AND SETTING OF PARAMETERS FOR
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445
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The software version of the device is displayed at the bottom left of the screen and,
below this, the name of the device and its version number.
• A personalized 4-digit PIN code may also be entered (see chapter on software options
in the present manual).
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STAGE 4
SETTING PARAMETERS FOR
DURING THE
TREATMENT SESSION
• Select the menu «Treatment of meibomian blepharitis»
(screen
F
)
IMPORTANT:
The «Treatment of meibomian blepharitis» menu can only be accessed
if your flash credit balance is not zero.
• Select the power level
(screen
G
)
"Selection of energy level" will be displayed at the bottom of the touch screen. This
screen permits the setting of the required power Level (screen
G
). The arrows are
used to increase or decrease the power of the flash delivered, which will then be
displayed to the left of the power gauge, in joules per centimetre squared (J/cm
2
).
The power level available for selection ranges from 9 to 13 joules/cm
2
.
• Unlocking the security features
(screen
H
)
- Your patient is wearing their
eye mask
, as a compulsory requirement,
throughout the session.
- You are wearing the
mask
goggles supplied, for visual comfort during the
treatment session.
- You have applied
gel
to the entire zone to be treated.
- You are not using
under certain physiological or medical circumstances
(on pregnant women, on persons taking photo-sensitizing medication, etc.).
- You have familiarized yourself with the user manual before proceeding with the
session (specifically the hazard warnings and precautions for use).
- You have ensured that it is not possible for water to be sprayed onto the
.
Once all precautions have been validated, click on the validation icon on the right.
NOTE:
will not deliver any flash until you have unlocked all the security
features by clicking on each of the security icon.