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Solar Blue User Manual
Chapter 8
8.3
Investigation
Click the
Gynecology
study button to start the pre-test.
❑
Prepare the pump and the pump tube as described in § 2.5.3.
❑
Prepare the flowmeter as described in § 2.5.8.
❑
Prepare and insert the catheters. Follow the procedure depending on
the type of catheter being used:
o
Solid-state catheters (see § 3.3)
o
Air-charged catheters (see § 3.4)
o
Water catheters (see § 3.5).
❑
Connect the pump tube to the filling lumen of the catheter.
❑
Prepare the EMG cables and apply the EMG electrodes as described in
§ 2.5.7.
❑
Prepare the catheter puller as described in § 2.5.9 (if applicable). Move
the puller clamp to the tip of the puller arm. Position the puller in front
of the urethra and mount the catheter on the puller clamp.
Do not fix
the bladder catheter
❑
Explain the patient how to cough during the measurement (a short and
strong cough).
Press the
Start
investigation
button.
Press the
Pump
ON
button to start the pump.
Press the
First sensation
button to mark the first sensation. Use this
button for all sensation markers.
Press the
Pump
button to stop the pump to perform a urethral pressure
profile (UPP); for example, at a bladder filling of 100 ml. Position the
vesical sensor (P
ves
) and the urethral sensor (P
ura
) both in the bladder
and watch the graphs carefully. Check that P
ves
and P
ura
are almost
equal.
