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CAUTION:
THE IOPAC IS A PRECISION ULTRASOUND-MEASURING INSTRUMENT. PROTECT THE INSTRUMENT
AGAINST DUST AND MOISTURE, AND AVOID PHYSICAL SHOCKS AND STRONG FORCES. DO NOT EXERT
EXCESS PRESSURE ONTO THE SCREEN.
CAUTION:
IT IS PRUDENT TO MINIMIZE THE PATIENT’S EXPOSURE TO ULTRASOUND ENERGY TO A LEVEL AS LOW
AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE (ALARA). WITH THE IOPAC, THERE ARE NO ADJUSTMENTS THAT ALTER
THE AMOUNT OF ULTRASOUND ENERGY EMITTED BY THE TRANSDUCER. HOWEVER, BY LIMITING SCANS
TO THE MINIMUM NEEDED TO OBTAIN DESIRED DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION, THE PATIENT’S EXPOSURE
TO ULTRASOUND ENERGY WILL BE MINIMIZED. PREPARING THE PATIENT BEFORE SCANNING BY
ADVISING HIM OR HER ON WHAT TO EXPECT IS ONE WAY OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SCANS THAT
NEED TO BE PERFORMED. THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE (AIUM) HAS A
PUBLICATION “MEDICAL ULTRASOUND SAFETY” (1994) WHICH HAS MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC.
CAUTION:
THIS DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN TESTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH HF SURGICAL (E.G. ELECTROCAUTERY)
EQUIPMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH SUCH EQUIPMENT.
CAUTION:
WHEN REMOVING THE PROTECTIVE CAP FROM THE TRANSDUCER BE CAREFUL NOT TO PULL TOO HARD.
LET SOME AIR UNDER THE LIP OF THE CAP BY LIFTING GENTLY WITH A FINGERNAIL AND IT SHOULD
COME OFF EASILY.
CAUTION:
ALWAYS ENSURE THE IOPAC IS CHARGED SUFFICIENTLY. USE ONLY THE SUPPLIED PALM CHARGER
PROVIDED WITH THE UNIT, OR A USB CABLE (SUCH AS THE ONE SUPPLIED WITH THE IOPAC)
CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER. WE RECOMMEND A MINIMUM CHARGE LEVEL OF 50%. THE IOPAC IS
BASED ON A PALM HANDHELD COMPUTER THAT USES A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY TO MAINTAIN
STORED DATA AND PROGRAMS. LIKE SIMILAR COMPUTERS, IF THE BATTERY BECOMES TOO DRAINED IT
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FUNCTION. AT 40% BATTERY LEVEL THE IOPAC SOFTWARE APPLICATION WILL
NOT START, AND AT 20% THE IOPAC WILL NOT POWER ON UNTIL IT HAS BEEN CHARGED. TO ENSURE
THE IOPAC IS ALWAYS READY FOR USE, A GOOD GUIDELINE IS TO CHARGE IT OVERNIGHT AT LEAST
WEEKLY AND TO LEAVE IT ATTACHED TO A CHARGER WHEN NOT IN USE FOR LONGER PERIODS.
CAUTION:
PROTECT YOUR DATA BY ARCHIVING IT. GOOD PRACTICE IS TO PERFORM REGULAR HOT SYNC
OPERATIONS AS DESCRIBED IN APPENDIX A OF THIS MANUAL TO ARCHIVE YOUR DATA IN A SECURE
LOCATION ON YOUR PC.
CAUTION:
CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT, NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE
MANUFACTURER, COULD VOID THE WARRANTY AND THE USER'S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE
EQUIPMENT.
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