Accutome B-Scan Plus User manual

Accutome
B-Scan Plus
User’s Guide
24-6110
Rev D

Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on
the order of a physician.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)
UNINTENTIONAL EMITTER PER FCC PART 15
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in an office installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installedand
used in accordance with the instructions in the user manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio and
television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different circuit
from that to which the receiver is connected
Consult Accutome Ultrasound, Inc or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of
this product is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device
may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
CAUTION:
Changes or modifications not expresslyapproved by Accutome, Inc. could void
the FCC compliance and negate your authority to operate the product.
Authorized Representative in Europe (for regulatory affairs only):
The B-Scan Plus is manufactured by:
Accutome, Inc.
3222 Phoenixville Pike
Malvern, PA 19355
Toll free (U.S.A): 800.979.2020
International: 610.889.0200
Fax: [phone]

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Contents
Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1
Accutome B-Scan Plus Overview - - - - - - - - - -1
Features - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2
Adjustable TGC Curves- - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Gamma Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Gain Adjustment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Automatic Image Orientation Labeling - - - - - - 2
Image Playback - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Measurements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Patient Data Storage and Retrieval- - - - - - - - 3
Reports and Printouts - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Components - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3
About This Manual - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -4
Safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7
Safety Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7
Safety Issues to Consider When Using the Accutome 
B-Scan Plus- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Indications for use- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Disposal Requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - -8
Disposal of the product within the EU - - - - - - - -8
Symbol Definitions for the Accutome - - - - - - - -8
Safety Precautions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -9
Disinfection of the Probe - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Cleaning of the Probe - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
Electrical Hazard and Safety - - - - - - - - - - 11
Avoiding Equipment Damage - - - - - - - - - - 12
Avoiding Electromagnetic and Other Interference - 13
Getting Started - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15

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Accutome B-Scan Plus User Guide
Assembling the Accutome B-Scan - - - - - - - - 15
What you need - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
PC- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Probe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Printer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Footswitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Installing the Software - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17
Installation - Phase One - - - - - - - - - - - 17
Installation - Phase Two - - - - - - - - - - - 19
Installation - Phase Three- - - - - - - - - - - 19
Probe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Footswitch Setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Basic Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
Starting Accutome B-Scan Plus Program - - - - - 23
How to Start a New Patient Exam - - - - - - - - 24
Entering Patient Exam Information- - - - - - - 25
Operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32
Scanning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35
How to Print an Exam - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35
How to Save Patient Exams - - - - - - - - - - - 36
Setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37
Setting Up the B-Scan Plus - - - - - - - - - - - 37
How to Access Setup - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37
Setup Menu Selections - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38
Facilities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39
How to Add New Facilities - - - - - - - - - - - 39
Deleting Facilities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41
Duplicate Facilities from Selected - - - - - - - - 42
Set Selected Facility as Default - - - - - - - - - 42
Save- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42
Restore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43
Users - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44
How to Add a New User - - - - - - - - - - - - 44
Deleting Users - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46
Set Selected User as Default - - - - - - - - - - 47
Save- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 47

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Contents
Restore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 47
Sequences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48
How to Create Sequences - - - - - - - - - - - 48
How to Add New Sequences- - - - - - - - - - 49
How to Define the Sequence Scan - - - - - - - 52
Edit Current View Selections- - - - - - - - - - - 53
How to Add Another Sequence Scan - - - - - - 55
Deleting Sequences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 60
Duplicate Sequences from Selected - - - - - - - 61
Set Selected Sequence as Default - - - - - - - - 61
Save- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 62
Restore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 62
Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 63
Folders of Exams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 64
Main Folder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 64
Restored Folder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 66
Exam Name Combination - - - - - - - - - - - 68
Probe Control - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 69
Frequency - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 69
Depth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70
Cine Buffer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 71
Start/Stop - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 72
Power - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 72
System Defaults - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 73
Info On Images - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 73
Info to Show - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 73
Measurement Data Position - - - - - - - - - - - 73
File and Print - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 74
Show Name on Snapshot Filename - - - - - - - - 74
Print Format - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 74
Image Controls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 75
TGC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 76
Gamma Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 77
Preset Gamma - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 77
Contrast - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 78
Brightness - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 78
Gain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79
Adjusting the Gain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79
Image Controls System Defaults - - - - - - - - - 81
Reset All to Defaults - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 82