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PadScan HD 5 User’s Manual
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3. Prepare Patient and Position
Probe
Invite the patient to take the test. Patient should
be in supine position with abdominal muscle
relaxed.
Place an ample quantity of ultrasound gel on the
patient’s abdomen, approximately 3cm above the
pubic bone, and on the probe.
Place the probe on the gel covered area and make
sure the probe button face up towards the
patient’s head.
4. Start Scan and Capture Image
Expert mode scan:
Press and release the button on the probe to start
Pre-scan (view a real-time image of the bladder).
Move and tilt the probe slightly to make sure the
image of the bladder is centered and maximum
area. Once the location of the bladder is
confirmed, press and release the button on the
probe again to start calculation.
Once the ‘beep’ sound is heard lift the probe. The
screen will display the volume of the bladder. The
scanning takes 5seconds to complete.
Scan analysis in progress Scan analysis complete
Easy mode scan:
Press and release the button on the probe to view
a sectional real-time image of bladder. Move and
tilt the probe slightly to make sure the image of
the bladder is in the central position of the
crosshair; Once the location of the bladder is
confirmed, Press and release the button again on
the probe and hold the probe in place during the
calculation.
Once the ‘beep’ sound is heard lift the probe. The
screen will display the volume of the bladder. The
scanning takes 5 seconds to complete.
NOTE: Hold the Probe steady while scanning.
Movement will impair the accuracy of the
measurement.
Scan analysis in progress Scan analysis complete
