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BVI 3000 Operator’s Manual

Warranty and Disclaimer Information

Warranty

Verathon

®

 warrants the BladderScan

®

 BVI 3000 against defects in 

material and workmanship for one (1) year from the date of purchase 

from Verathon Inc. This warranty is given only to the original purchaser 

of the BladderScan instrument.
Pursuant to this warranty, a service center authorized by Verathon Inc. 

will repair or replace products which prove to be defective during the 

warranty period.
This warranty does not cover equipment sold as used.
This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by 

misuse or as the result of service or modification by anyone other than 

a service center authorized by Verathon. The instrument shall be used in 

accordance to the instructions contained in this 

Operator’s Manual.

Consumable items shall be used in conformance with Verathon product 

specifications. Consumable items are not covered under this warranty.
Warranty conditions may differ in some countries. Contact your local 

distributor for warranty terms.
Warranty extensions are available. For more information, please talk 

to your local Verathon Medical representative, or contact the Verathon 

Medical Customer Care department using the contact information on 

page 27.

Disclaimer of 

Additional Warranties

There are no understandings, agreements, representations of warranties 

expressed or implied (including warranties of merchantability or fitness 

for a particular purpose) other than those set forth in the preceding 

Warranty section. The contents of this 

Operator’s Manual

 do not 

constitute a warranty.
Some states disallow certain limitations on applied warranties. The 

purchaser, user and patient should consult state law if there is a question 

regarding this disclaimer.
The information, descriptions, recommendations, and safety notations 

in this 

Operator’s Manual

 are based upon Verathon experience and 

judgment, as of March 2010, with respect to the BladderScan BVI 3000 

instrument. This product involves a relatively new area of medical 

technology. The contents of this 

Operator’s Manual

 should not be 

considered to be all inclusive or covering all contingencies.
The physician(s) at your institution directing the use of the BVI 3000 

instrument is responsible for keeping current with developments in the 

literature on bladder volume. Please direct any questions or problems 

concerning bladder volume, the use of the instrument, or interpretation of 

data, to the responsible physician(s).

Summary of Contents for BladderScan BVI 3000

Page 1: ...BladderScan BVI 3000 Bladder Volume Instrument Operator s Manual...

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Page 3: ...BladderScan BVI 3000 Bladder Volume Instrument Operator s Manual...

Page 4: ...ber 5 235 985 Other international patents pending This Operator s Manual is Verathon Part No 0900 0383 Information in this Operator s Manual may change at any time without notice Examples described or...

Page 5: ...BVI 3000 13 Verifying Aim 15 Printing Results 17 Histogram of Cost Savings 18 Adding a Patient ID and Notes 19 Print Options 20 Adjusting Preferences 21 Additional Features 23 Regular Inspections and...

Page 6: ...clinical utility The ultrasonic output power of the BladderScan BVI 3000 is not user adjustable and is limited to the minimum level necessary for effective performance Data on acoustic output levels c...

Page 7: ...Page 7 BVI 3000 Operator s Manual BladderScan BVI 3000 Components...

Page 8: ...th the BladderScan BVI 3000 One battery can be recharged in the battery charger while the other is being used to power the BVI 3000 This ensures that there is no instrument downtime The charger brings...

Page 9: ...ment Amber Light In some cases the charger displays an amber light The amber light means the battery temperature is stabilizing before recharging can begin This may occur when the battery is taken fro...

Page 10: ...s partially discharged This is the most common display shown during the majority of the battery s charge life 25 An almost empty battery icon indicates that the battery is nearly discharged While a fe...

Page 11: ...pital clinic or physician supervising use of the BVI 3000 Note You can use the empty character as a space to separate words Note When the arrow buttons are held down the cursor moves one character a s...

Page 12: ...1 to 31 are allowed 31 is followed by 01 Press the YY button until the correct year is displayed Only values from 97 to 19 for 1997 to 2019 are allowed Press to toggle between the following options 1...

Page 13: ...l when the scanhead is already positioned on the patient s abdomen Selecting Gender Press the Male Female button to select the patient gender The LCD screen shows a male or a female icon to indicate t...

Page 14: ...ximately one inch 3 cm above the symphysis pubis Applying Ultrasound Gel Aim the scanhead so that the ultrasound is projected toward the expected location of the bladder For most patients this means a...

Page 15: ...the patient Clearing the Screen To clear the scan results screen press the clear button which is labeled with an X on the LCD screen If your instrument does not have a clear button clear the screen b...

Page 16: ...patients with very large bladder volumes At these high volumes measurements are clinically useful even if they underestimate the true bladder volume The Scan Results Screen The Scan Results Screen dis...

Page 17: ...ure 4 for an illustration of the printout Note If the facility name date and time have not been set those lines will be skipped on the printout The BVI 3000 prints on thermal paper Over time the therm...

Page 18: ...zations the resulting UTI s may be prevented The default setting for percent of catheterizations leading to UTI s is 3 Associated Costs Cost of UTI s Avoided Literature suggests that the additional co...

Page 19: ...ID number was entered and 0000000000 will be printed on the printout After a scanning procedure has been completed it is possible to annotate the measurement results Press the button marked NOTES on t...

Page 20: ...to BVI 3000 use For details see the section titled Histogram of Cost Savings in this manual Histogram settings can be changed in the Preference Menu for instructions see the section titled Adjusting P...

Page 21: ...ark appears this is the thermal side Print Options Adjusting Preferences Various BVI 3000 operating parameters can be customized for individual use via the preference screen To access the Preference s...

Page 22: ...ONLY Bladder outline only 12_PLANES 12_PLANE All 12 scan planes printed as in the ADD_ WALLS mode UTI_rate 0 1000 default 3 Percentage of catheterizations which result in UTI used in cost savings calc...

Page 23: ...histogram to being a new analysis of cost savings Change PIN Select this option to personalize or change the PIN code The current PIN is displayed Enter the desired PIN and press DONE Important Rememb...

Page 24: ...void measurement of bladder volume to check for post void residual PVR Subtract the post void measurement from the pre void measurement and compare to the voided volume The measured volume should be w...

Page 25: ...onnected this image disappears and the instrument will operate normally Too Hot The BVI 3000 displays the message TOO HOT if the print head overheats When this message appears turn off the BVI 3000 Th...

Page 26: ...cal representative or contact the Verathon Medical Customer Care department using the contact information on page 27 Disclaimer of Additional Warranties There are no understandings agreements represen...

Page 27: ...Verathon web site at www verathon com If you have any questions or comments about Verathon products and services please contact us at Verathon Inc 20001 North Creek Parkway Bothell WA 98011 USA 800 33...

Page 28: ...adderScan BVI 3000 is not intended for use on pregnant patients The patient being scanned should not have a catheter in his or her bladder This could create micro bubbles in the bladder which affect t...

Page 29: ...to IEC 601 1 EN60601 1 and EN 60601 1 2 MDD 93 42 EEC Annex 1 CSA22 2 No 125 Risk class 2 LR 76129 1 and UL544 Per the provisions of IEC 601 1 this device is classified as Protection Class II INTERNA...

Page 30: ...25 degrees Celsius It will operate for at least 10 years from an internal lithium battery It knows the number of days in each month and will correctly handle February in a leap year Avoiding or Ident...

Page 31: ...available circuit diagrams and other technical documentation which will assist the user s appropriately qualified technical personnel to repair this equipment This information is deemed confidential a...

Page 32: ...pheric pressure 70 hPa to 106 hPa Relative humidity 30 to 75 non condensed Ventilation The power supply is designed to operate with free air convection Earth Terminal The earth terminal provided in th...

Page 33: ...nt Type BF applied part To identify a type BF applied part with IEC 60601 1 CE mark in accordance to the Medical Device Directive Canadian CSA Symbol Attention consult accompanying documents Battery P...

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