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Care must be taken to remove the tension guides slowly and gently to avoid damage to the
cables or internal mechanisms. Removing the tension guides too quickly may damage the
monitor or result in an “out-of-phase” condition and inability to re-insert the tension guides.
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USE ONLY the communications cable supplied with the RigiScan Plus system. Alternate
communications cables are not compatible with the system and may damage the RigiScan
Plus Monitor.
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USE ONLY Duracell 9-volt disposable alkaline or GOTOP approved rechargeable 9-volt bat
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teries. Other batteries may not have sufficient power to complete a Monitoring session.
• Federal (USA) law restricts this device to the sale or use by or on the order of a physician.
Side Effects and Complications
The side effects and complications listed below have been reported with use of the device:
• Penile pain, redness, bruising, abrasion or cuts of the penile skin from action of the loops
• Urethral bleeding
• Hematuria
1.2 Principles of Operation
The RigiScan Plus Monitor is an ambulatory data logging unit that measures and records penile rigidity
and tumescence. It is linked by cable to an IBM-compatible computer, which downloads and process
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es the data, stores it for review, and prints it on command. The ambulatory monitor uses tip and base
penile loops that adjust by tightening slightly at discrete time intervals to measure and record penile
rigidity and tumescence. Each loop contains a cable that moves freely inside a conduit. Each loop
takes a measurement every 15 seconds. The loop gently tightens with a linear force of 4 ounces (114g)
and then immediately releases and the tissue rebounds to its unloaded state. The RigiScan Plus Monitor
then takes a tumescence measurement. After the tumescence measurement is taken, it is compared to
the previous samples. When a 6 mm increase in tumescence is detected, representing possible erectile
activity, the RigiScan Plus Monitor takes a second measurement every 30 seconds. After tumescence
is measured, the loops tighten a second time around the circumference of the penis with a linear force
of 10 ounces (283.5g). The RigiScan Plus Monitor takes a measurement when this force is applied to
record a cross sectional response to radial compression. This is how rigidity is measured.
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