User guide
AUDI
O
SMART
ECH001XN141-A4 – 07/2022
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Chapter 1
Information and safety
1.1
About this manual
This user and maintenance manual is published to help you to get started with your
AUDI
O
SMART
device from the
initial receipt, through commissioning, use and maintenance.
If you have any difficulty in understanding this manual, contact your dealer/distributor or the manufacturer, Élec-
tronique du Mazet.
This document must be kept in a safe place, protected from atmospheric agents, where it cannot be damaged.
This document ensures that the devices and their documentation are technically up-to-date at the time of marketing.
However, we allow ourselves to make changes on the device and its documentation without any obligation to update
these documents.
In the case of transfer of the device to a third party, it is mandatory to notify Électronique du Mazet about the new
owner information’s. The device must be provided to the new owner with all documents, accessories and packaging.
Only staff aware of the content of this document are allowed to use the device. If the instructions contained in this
document are not followed, Électronique du Mazet and its distributors disclaim all responsibility about consequences of
accidents or damage on staff or third parties (including patients).
1.2
Presentation of the device
AUDI
O
SMART
is designed for screening, documentation, monitoring and diagnosis of hearing functions. It is intended
for ENT doctors, audiologists, pediatricians and other health professionals practicing in private or in a hospital environ-
ment. The audiometry is a behavioral examination allowing to quickly assess the hearing acuteness. Via an acoustic
stimulator, sounds, words or sentences with various sound intensities are presented to the subject. The subject reports his
or her perception to the operator who can, according to the test used, determine an absolute threshold of perception or an
intelligibility threshold.
1.2.1
Intended Use
The audiometric diagnostic test is a behavioural test for the rapid assessment of hearing ability. The subject is exposed
to sounds, words or phrases at different intensities using an acoustic stimulator. He/she transmits his/her perception to the
operator who, depending on the test used, can detect a reduction in hearing acuity, determine an absolute threshold of
perception or an intelligibility threshold. Two modes of transduction can be used, through the normal auditory pathways
using an acoustic transducer (Air conduction), or using a vibrator placed on a bony part such as the mastoid or the forehead
(Bone conduction).
AUDI
O
SMART
is designed to perform the following otologic diagnostics :
Audiometry:
-Air conduction
(AC)
-Bone conduction
(BC)
-Speech
