Icare
TONOVET
Plus tonometer instruction manual
ENGLISH
Icare
TONOVET
Plus tonometer instruction manual
ENGLISH
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TURNING THE TONOMETER ON
Place the wrist strap around your wrist and secure it. The wrist strap protects the tonometer from dropping onto the floor accidentally.
To turn the tonometer on press the Select or Measure button. The following are illustrations of these two alternative ways of starting the tonometer:
CHANGING THE SETTING FOR DIFFERENT SPECIES
To change the setting for different species press the Select button to access the menu. Press Navigation buttons and select SETTING by pressing the Select button.
Toggle the settings by Navigation buttons and select a specie setting by pressing Select button. To measure return to MEASURE by navigation buttons.
PROBE BASE LIGHT INDICATION
The probe base light serves two purposes. First, it helps guide alignment of the probe by showing a red light when the device is in the wrong position (i.e. too
much vertical tilt) and a green light when the orientation is correct. Second, it indicates errors (see section Error and Info Messages) in addition to the display
during the measurement sequence. When any of these errors occurs, the probe base light flashes red until the error is cleared by pressing the Measure button.
The probe base light flashes red also when the yellow or red lights are displyed indicating a measurement sequence with high deviation.
INTENDED USE
The Icare TONOVET Plus tonometer is used in the intraocular pressure (IOP) measuring in the veterinary medicine. The Icare TONOVET Plus tonometer is intend-
ed for veterinary use only.
INTRODUCTION
The Icare TONOVET Plus tonometer is based on a patented, induction-based rebound method, which allows intraocular pressure (IOP) to be measured accurately,
rapidly and without anesthetic.
The tonometer uses the rebound method. A small and light single-use probe makes contact with the eye very briefly. The tonometer measures the deceleration
of the probe and the rebound time, and calculates the IOP from these parameters.
A measurement sequence includes six measurements. The probe moves to the cornea and back during every measurement. As a result, after the six measure-
ments the tonometer calculates the final IOP and stores it in the tonometer’s memory.
IOP changes due to the effects of pulse, breathing, eye movements, and body position. Because the measurement is made handheld in fractions of a second, six
measurements are needed to obtain the final reading.
Icare TONOVET Plus tonometer has settings for dog, cat, rabbit and horse.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
NOTE!
When you have opened the package, check for any external damage or flaws, particularly for damage to the case. If you suspect that there is something wrong
with the tonometer, contact the manufacturer or distributor.
The package contains:
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Icare TONOVET Plus tonometer
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4 x AA batteries
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100 single use probes in a box
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aluminum case
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IOP pad
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probe base cleaning container
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probe base collar, narrow
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probe base cover
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quick guide
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screw driver
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silicone grip
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spare probe base
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USB memory stick including instruction manuals (as PDF)
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warranty card
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wrist strap
PARTS OF THE TONOMETER
1.
Measuring support
2.
Probe base
3.
Collar
4.
Display
5.
Measuring support adjusting wheel
6.
Navigation buttons
7.
Measure button
8.
Select button
1.
5.
4.
3.
2.
6.
8.
LOADING THE PROBE
Remove the red probe base
cover (do not dispose of the cover)
and open the probe tube by
removing the cap and insert the
probe into the probe base as
shown in the image.
After loading the probe the
tonometer will be ready for
measurement when Play-symbol and
active specie setting appears on the
display.
7.
Battery compartment cover
INSTALLING OR CHANGING THE BATTERIES
Unscrew the battery compartment locking screw with a screwdriver. Remove the battery compartment cover.
Place the wrist strap into the wrist strap attachment at the end of the tonometer.
Insert a new set of four AA batteries. Insert the batteries accordance with the picture below, installation order 1 to 4. Do not use rechargeable batteries.
Replace the battery compartment
cover and secure it by screwing
it in lightly using the screwdriver.
Take care not to use excessive
force when screwing the
cover into place.
Pressing the Select button
Pressing the Measure button
1.
2.
3.
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