Keeler KAT R, Instructions For Use Manual

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KAT R Type and T Type Tonometer by KEELER
CONTENTS
1. INDICATIONS FOR USE ......................................................................................... 3
1.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT ................................................................................3
1.2 INTENDED USE / PURPOSE OF INSTRUMENT ............................................................................3
1.3 HOW THE INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE (IOP) IS MEASURED ................................................3
1.4 ADVANTAGES OF USING A GOLDMANN TYPE TONOMETER .........................................3
2. SAFETY ........................................................................................................................4
2.1 WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS ............................................................................................................ 4
2.2 CONTRAINDICATION ........................................................................................................................... 5
3. CLEANING AND DISINFECTION INSTRUCTIONS ............................................6
3.1 CLEANING TONOMETER BODY ....................................................................................................... 6
3.2 DISINFECTING THE TONOMETER PRISMS ................................................................................. 6
4. TONOMETER PRISM FIELD CHECK ..................................................................... 7
5. NAME OF COMPONENTS ......................................................................................8
6. MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE ...............................................................................8
6.1 INSTALLATION ON TO THE SLIT LAMP ......................................................................................... 8
6.2 PREPARING THE PATIENT ................................................................................................................... 9
6.3 PREPARING THE SLIT LAMP INSTRUMENT FOR EXAMINATIONS AT 10X
MAGNIFICATION ...................................................................................................................................10
6.4 USING THE INSTRUMENT / TAKING A MEASUREMENT.......................................................11
6.5 TAKING THE MEASUREMENT ............................................................................................................11
7. PROBLEM SOLVING ................................................................................................12
7.1 THE FLUORESCEIN RING IS TOO WIDE OR TOO NARROW .............................................12
7.2 THE MEASUREMENT PRISM DOES NOT TOUCH THE CORNEA OR TOO MUCH
FORCE HAS BEEN APPLIED ...............................................................................................................13
7.3 THE TWO SEMICIRCLES ARE NOT CENTRAL IN THE FIELD OF VISION .......................13
7.4 THE INSIDE MARGINS OF THE FLUORESCEIN RINGS ARE NOT ALIGNED AND
TOUCHING ...............................................................................................................................................14
8. GENERAL INFORMATION AND SUGGESTIONS CONCERNING
MEASUREMENT .......................................................................................................15
9. ASTIGMATISM .........................................................................................................16
10. ROUTINE INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE ...........................................................17
10.1 CHECK PROCEDURE WITH THE MEASUREMENT DRUM SET TO 0 ..............................17
10.2 CHECK PROCEDURE WITH MEASUREMENT DRUM SET TO 2 ........................................17
11. SERVICING AND CALIBRATION..........................................................................18
12. WARRANTY ..............................................................................................................19
13. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................19
14. ACCESSORIES AND SPARES ..............................................................................20
15. PACKAGING AND DISPOSAL INFORMATION .................................................21