Braun WelchAllyn ThermoScan PRO 4000 User manual

Welch Allyn
Braun ThermoScan® PRO 4000
Inservice
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Table of Contents
1. Overview
2. Cleaning
3. Cleaning the Electrical Contacts
4. Probe Covers
5. Tympanic Measurements
6. Interferences
7. Contraindications
8. Error Messages and Solutions
9. Base Station and Anti-Theft Function
10. Memory Mode
11. Temperature Scale
12. Batteries
13. Resources
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Protective Cover
Overview
Displayed Temperature Range: 68–108 °F (20–42.2 °C)
Age Range: Full-term newborn, pediatric, and adult patients
Fast and Accurate: Preheated probe for more accurate and
faster readings. ExacTempTM light to ensure proper, steady
positioning
Safe: Probe cover eject button designed to reduce the risk of
cross-contamination
Secure: Optional security features can reduce the
occurrence of theft in hospital environments
Probe
Probe cover detector
Probe cover ejector
Display
“mem” button
“ExacTemp” light
Start button
Battery door
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Cleaning
Speculum tip
Clean with 70% or stronger isopropyl alcohol only, using a Q-tip®
or equivalent
Lens Window
Gently wipe its surface with a cotton swab or cloth slightly moistened
with alcohol and immediately wipe dry with a clean cotton swab or
cloth. Allow at least 5 minutes drying time before taking
temperatures
•Avoid touching the window except when cleaning required
•Only alcohol should be used to clean the window
Thermometer Body
Attach a probe cover to protect lens window
Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with isopropyl alcohol, 10%
chlorine bleach, or standard hospital disinfectants such as CaviCide®
•Disinfectants should be applied to the cloth to wipe down the
unit and should never be sprayed directly on the device
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Cleaning the Electrical Contacts
Clean charging dock, rechargeable battery and thermometer
electrical contacts regularly.
•Every 3 months OR
•Any time the charging or communication performance between
the thermometer and dock becomes erratic.
•Ex. Incomplete charging or thermometer fails to transfer a reading
To clean electrical contacts
Use a cotton swab slightly dampened with isopropyl alcohol ONLY.
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Probe Covers
Probe covers
•Are intended for single use only!
•Always use PRO 4000 disposable probe covers.
•The new PRO 4000 probe covers can be used with all
models of Braun ear thermometers.
•Older version probe covers (i.e. those purchased for the
PRO 3000) cannot be used with the PRO 4000. The
result will be inaccurate readings.
•Damaged, perforated, or soiled covers can lead to
inaccurate temperatures.
•The device will not take a temperature without a probe
cover in place.
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Tympanic Measurements
Proper Probe Placement Guide
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Interferences
For persons wearing hearing aids or in extreme ambient temperatures,
remove the hearing aid or the individual from the situation and wait 20
minutes prior to taking a temperature.
DOES affect temperature accuracy
•A used probe cover
•Wet/dirty/damaged probe lens
•Hearing aid
•Lying on a pillow
DOES NOT affect temperature accuracy
•Presence of moderate amounts of cerumen (ear wax) in the ear
canal
•Otitis media
•Tympanostomy tubes
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Contraindications
•Do not use if there is blood or drainage in the external ear canal.
•Do not use if a patient exhibits symptoms of an acute or chronic
inflammatory condition of the external ear canal.
•Not intended for pre-term babies or small-for-gestational age babies.
•Complete ear canal occlusion due to cerumen (ear wax) can result in lower
temperature readings.
•Use the untreated ear if prescription ear drops or other ear medications
have been placed in the ear canal.
•Patients who have deformities of the face and/or ear may not be able to
have a temperature taken with an ear thermometer.
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Error Messages and Solutions
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Base Station and Anti-Theft Function
Base Station
•Can be purchased separately
•Automatically recharges thermometer when using
rechargeable batteries (included with base station)
•Has configurable anti-theft function
•Can be wall-mounted for convenient storage
Anti-Theft Function
•Requires returning the thermometer to the station within an
individually pre-selected time
•If not returned to the station, the thermometer will be
locked
•When thermometer is in stand-by mode, it will show hours
remaining before it is locked
•Configurable by Biomedical Engineering
3 ½ hours until
thermometer locked
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Memory Mode
After taking a new temperature, press
the mem button to recall the last reading.
The last temperature taken before the
thermometer is turned off is stored in its
memory and will be automatically displayed
when it is turned on again. The display will
show MEM.
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Temperature Scale
The PRO 4000 is shipped with the Fahrenheit temperature scale
activated.
To switch to Celsius
1. Make sure the thermometer is turned off
2. Press and hold the mem button. After approximately 3 seconds, the display
will show: °F/SET/°C/SET…
3. Release the mem button when °C is shown.
4. A short beep will confirm the new setting, and then it will automatically turn
off. When turned on again, temperatures will be shown in Celsius.
5. Repeat the above process to switch it back to °F.
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Batteries
•Operates using two (2) AA batteries or optional rechargeable battery
pack
•Rechargeable batteries come with separately purchased base station
•Average battery life is 6 months or 1000 measurements
Battery Replacement
1. Open battery compartment using a pen
2. Remove old batteries
3. Insert new batteries
4. Slide battery door back until it snaps in place
Rechargeable batteries
Standard AA batteries
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Resources
Thank you for choosing
Welch Allyn
Customer Care:
1-800-535-6663
Website:
www.welchallyn.com
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