natus Madsen A450, Руководство пользователя

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1 Device description
Madsen A450
Madsen A450 is a PC-controlled audiometer for testing a person's
hearing. The audiometer is operated from the Otosuite Audiometry Module
PC software.
With Madsen A450 you can perform standard audiometric tests, tone and
speech audiometry and special tests.
2 Intended use
Madsen A450 with the Audiometry module
Users: audiologists, ENTs, hearing instrument dispensers and other health care professionals in testing the hearing of their
patients.
Use: diagnostic and clinical audiometric testing.
Intended Patient Population
The intended patient population is patients in all age groups, who are able to respond to the stimuli.
User Environment
• Professional healthcare facility environment
• The system is intended for use in a quiet environment within normal office temperature/humidity/pressure ranges
and lighting conditions
Clinical Benefit
Madsen A450 is used to conduct diagnostic and clinical audiometric testing, thereby providing a means to determine the
presence, type and degree of hearing loss, assist in the diagnosis of otologic disorders, and provide input for hearing aid
programming.
2.1 Typographical conventions
The use of Warning, Caution and Note
To draw your attention to information regarding safe and appropriate use of the device or software, the manual uses pre-
cautionary statements as follows:
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1 Device description