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indicating the power level of the handle’s internal rechargeable
lithium battery. The date and time will also be displayed along
with an SD card icon if the SD card is inserted.
3.
If the battery is fully charged, the icon will soon disappear. If the
battery is low in power and in need of recharging, the icon will
remain on the screen until the device is either recharged with the
external charger power cord, or power is eventually exhausted
and the monitor turns itself off. The icon will flash when the
battery nears depletion of its power.
III. VLS 66xx Edge System Operation
The VLS Edge is designed to be used with standard laryngoscopy
technique similar to that of direct laryngoscopy.
Please refer to
qualified instructors who provide specialized training in endotracheal
intubation techniques before attempting to use this device with human
subjects.
Video Blades and Wands
1. Cleaning: The video blade, wand and handle should be
appropriately cleaned and/or sterilized before use (see cleaning
instructions in PART IV).
2. Anti-Fog:
The sapphire lens of the VLS video blade features an
electrical lens heating element which helps eliminate lens fogging
in the warm and humid conditions of the airway. The heating
element is powered by the handle battery, and begins functioning
when the blade is fully engaged with the handle as indicated by
the illumination of the LEDs on the blade. Depending upon the
initial temperature of the blade and other conditions, the lens
should be fully fog-resistant within 45-90 seconds of the
connection of the blade to the handle.
A. Recording, saving and viewing images and video
Still images and video of the airway and intubation procedures
can be recorded and automatically saved to the monitor’s
removable SD card.
Recording still images:
Press the “Snap” icon button on the front of the display. Images
are automatically saved to the SD card under IMGxxxx.JPG
(xxxx starts from 0001 to 9999). If the SD card is full and the
same file name already exists, the old file will be overwritten by
the new file.
