PhotoniCare TOMi Scope User manual

TOMi Scope:
Quick Start
Pocket Guide

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The PhotoniCare TOMi Scope is subject to US Patent #8,115,934 and is
covered by one or more patents pending.
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DISCLAIMER:
The Quick Start Guide is not a
substitute for the IFU. Please refer
to the IFU for complete TOMi Scope
operating instructions.

1
Turn the TOMi Scope on by toggling the
power switch located on the back of the
device to the ON position.
Note: The device may take up to 60 seconds to start
after toggling the power switch to the ON position
Power
Switch

2
Choose appropriate speculum tip
size for the patient exam and attach to
the handheld.
Speculum Tip
Infant
Speculum
Tip
Adult
Speculum
Tip

3
Touch New Exam button on the
Home Screen Menu.
And wait for the “Initializing…Keep Out Of
Ear” message on the handheld screen to
disappear.

Once the initializing message disappears
(about 8 seconds), press the handheld
button at the base of the handheld screen to
enter Recording Mode. REC will appear on
the viewing screen.
Note: For ease of use, it is best to press the handheld button just
prior to placing the scope into the patient’s ear to avoid a lengthy
blank section at the beginning of the TOMi Scan.
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5
Insert the TOMi Scope tip into the right ear
canal using standard otoscopic technique.
Caution: If the ear canal is completely impacted with
cerumen and no eardrum is visible in the
otoscopy image, consider removing cerumen by a
methodology approved by your practice or institution
before proceeding with the exam.
Note: The right ear is the default start position; changes to the default
start position can be made in the Conguration Mode.

Advance the TOMi Scope through the ear
canal, aligning the crosshairs on the
handheld screen with the light reex. With
the light reex in view, continue to advance
the TOMi Scope until the surface image is
in focus and the crosshairs on the handheld
screen and base unit screen turn green.
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Note: To achieve an optimal TOMi Scan signal, focus the crosshair
on the handheld screen on, or near, the light reex.
Note: If the view of the TM is limited, place the crosshairs at the
position closest to the light reex that is visible in the surface view.
Note: If no light reex is visible, place the crosshairs as close to the
inferior half of TM as possible.

7
Remove the TOMi Scope from the ear canal
and press the handheld button on the base
of the handheld screen to end recording of
both the otoscopy and TOMi Scan images.
Note: If a bilateral exam is desired, press the handheld button again
and repeat steps 5 through 7 above on the second ear.

Touch the “Review Recordings” button in
the top right of the base unit screen to
review the otoscopy and LCI images.
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