Falcon Service Manual
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1 - INTRODUCTION
1.1
About Falcon
The Falcon product family includes the
Falcon/Pro
,
Falcon/Quad
and
Falcon/ABI+
systems. The use of
the term Falcon in this manual relates to all 3 systems, unless specifically stated otherwise. The
Falcon/ABI+
system does not include Doppler options, and therefore all Doppler references in this
manual are not related to the
Falcon/ABI+
system.
Falcon is an add-on non-invasive peripheral vascular diagnostic system, that plugs into a personal
computer via a USB connector for operation, data display and storage. Falcon systems incorporate
several technologies for the purpose of non-invasively diagnosing various arterial and venous
hemodynamic parameters in the peripheral circulation.
Falcon/Pro
is the complete peripheral vascular diagnostic system. It includes 10 independent pressure
channels for the measurement of blood pressure (BP) or pulse volume recording (PVR). In addition, it
includes 5 independent photo-plethysmograph (PPG) channels, 1 skin temperature sensor, and 3
Continuous Wave (CW) Doppler pen-type probes with frequencies of 4 MHz, 8 MHz, and 10 MHz.
Falcon/Quad
is a focused peripheral vascular diagnostic system. It includes 4 independent pressure
channels for the measurement of blood pressure (BP) or pulse volume recording (PVR). In addition, it
includes 4 independent photo-plethysmograph (PPG) channels, 1 skin temperature sensor, and 3 CW
Doppler pen-type probes with frequencies of 4 MHz, 8 MHz, and 10 MHz.
Falcon/ABI+
is a cost-effective peripheral vascular diagnostic system. It includes 4 independent pressure
channels for the measurement of blood pressure (BP) or pulse volume recording (PVR). In addition, it
includes 4 independent photo-plethysmograph (PPG) channels, and 1 skin temperature sensor.
The Falcon must be operated only by trained personnel. Falcon is intended for use only in adults and
children, and should not be used under any conditions for fetal or neonatal examinations.
1.2
About this manual
This manual assumes that the reader is a trained and experienced medical device service professional,
which is also familiar with peripheral vascular diagnostics and Doppler blood flow velocity
measurements. The manual does not provide any instructions relating to the techniques or methods of
acquiring data. The intention of this manual is to provide service instructions to the Falcon products, as
well as important warnings and precautions which are related to the safe use of the device. This manual
must be read completely by any Falcon service technician before attempting to perform any service
operations. If at any time the service procedure is not clear, immediately contact Viasonix Ltd. for further
instructions before attempting to proceed with the service.
The symbol
is used in this manual to denote a
warning
that may have a hazardous effect on the
patient or user.
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