Renco PREG-ALERT PRO User manual

PREG-ALERT PRO®
INSTRUCTIONS
(Rev. 2)
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PREG‐ALERTPRO®INSTRUCTIONMANUALRev.27/1/2007
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Forclarityanduniformity,wehavegivenallmetricmeasurementinmillimeters(mm),even
thoughinsomecasesthecommonpracticemaybetousecentimeters(cm).Toconverttocm,
dividemillimetersby10.Forthesamereasonswehaveomittedinchconversionsinmanycases.
Toconvertmmtoinches,dividemmby25.4ormultiplyby.04.NotethatInallcasesandforall
readings,measurementscanbeindicatedineithermmorinches.
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QUICKSTARTCONTROLSANDFUNCTIONS
ON/HOLDOFF:
Presstoturninstrumenton.Toturnonwithbacklight,holdkeyfor2seconds.When
readingisdisplayed,pressON/HOLDtomaintainit.PressingagainreleasestheHOLD.
Instrumentautomaticallyturnsoffifthereisnousefor3.5minutes.
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SENSKeys
Selectssensitivity1(least)through4(greatest),whichisdisplayedonthescreen.Usethe
lowestsettingthatgivesaresult.Usingtoohighasettingcouldgivespuriousresults.
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DEPTHKeys
TheDEPTHKeyscontrolthepositionofaverticaldashedmarkeroneachscreen.
Adjusttodepthofinterestusingrightandleftarrowkeys.Thismarkeriscalibrated
andthedistanceisdisplayedontherightsideofthescreen
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IntheseInstructions,scalesatthebottomofthevariousillustrationscreensare
evenlydivided.Minordivisionsarenotshownonthegraphicsheretoavoidclutter.
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PREGNANCYSCREENS:
Theverticalmarkerdisplaysthedistancetoaspikeofinterest.Tochangefrommmto
inches,gotothefatscreenandpresstheOPTIONkey.
COW:LeftMajorDivision:101mm(4in)RightMajorDivision:338mm(13.5in)
PIG:51‐288mm(2‐11.5in)
SHEEP:51‐288mm(2‐11.5in)
OTHER:51‐209mm(2‐8.3in).(Thisscreenisforsmall&mediummammals.
UseCOWforlargemammals.)
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FATScreen: Range:3mmto42mm(.12‐1.65in)OPTIONkeyselectsunits,mmorin.
LOINScreens:UseOPTIONKeytoselectloworhighrange:50mm‐140mm(2‐
5.6in)or90‐180mm(3.6‐7.2in).
FortheFATandLOINscreens,spikesthatoccurtorightoftheverticalmarker
positionwillbesuppressed,whichhelpstofurtherrefinethedisplay.
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SELECTKey:
FAT:Displayrangeis3‐42mm.UseOPTIONkeytoselectin.ormm.NOTE:In
ordertoswitchmeasurementsystemwiththeOPTIONkey,theFATscreen
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mustbedisplayed.Theselectedmeasurementsystemwillbeusedforall
measurements.
LOIN:UseOPTIONkeytoselectthelowrange,50‐140mmorthehighrange90to
180mm.
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ForbothFATandLOINmeasurements,indicationstorightoftheverticalmarkerare
suppressed,thusmitigatingextraneousinformation.
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PREGNANCY:UseOPTIONkeytoselect,COW,PIG,SHEEPorOTHER.Note:The
rulerscaledivisionmarkersontheseveralpregnancyscreensrepresentdifferent
intervalsandarejustforreference.Toseetheactualdistancefromtheskinto
particularspikeofinterest,usetheDEPTHkeystomovetheverticalmarkertoitand
readthedistanceshown(inmmorinches).Tohelpavoiderrors,OPTIONkeymustbe
held½secondwhenchangingfromonescreentoanother.
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COW,PIGandSHEEPscreensdisplayaheavyhorizontalbarunderthegraph,which
indicatestheproximatedistancetothenearandfarsideoftheuterus.Strongspikes
withinthisareaindicatepregnancy.
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ThePreg‐AlertProisamicroprocessor‐basedinstrument,usinglowpowerA‐Modeultrasound
forthedetectionofpregnancyinmammalsandthemeasurementoffatandmuscletissue
thickness.Itcanbelikenedtoanelectronicrulerthatindicatesadistancecomputedfromthe
timeittakestoreceivethereflections(echoes)thatweregeneratedbytheultrasonicpulses
emittedbythetransducer(alsocalledthe“probe”).Soundtravelsatdifferentspeedsthrough
fatandmuscle.Theinstrumentusestheappropriatespeedforeach,whichmayresultin
differenceswhencomparedtoscanners,mostofwhichusethesamespeedforbothtissues.
Thedisplayisananalogpresentationinadigitalenvironment,whichisenhancedtoeliminate
ormitigatethepresentationofspuriousreflectionsandnoise,oftenseenonolderCRT
displays.
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Therearethreeindicationsforpregnancy,whicharedisplayedasspikesonthescreen:1)
Patternrecognitionofagroupofreflectionsfromthefetus(es),2)Onespike,areflectionfrom
theinterfacebetweenamnioticfluidandthefarsideoftheintrauterinewall.3)Areflection
fromthethickenedwalloftheuterus(incattle).
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Connectthecabletotheinstrumentandtheproperprobetothecable.
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Note:ThatStandardprobehavingabluebodyshouldbeusedforallanimalsexcept
forveryearlypregnancytestingoncows,mares,andotherlargemammals.The
optionalDeepprobe—largerandhavingablackbody—shouldbeusedforveryearly
pregnancytestingincows,maresandotherlargemammals.TheStandardprobecan
beusedwithmostlargemammalsafter90daysgestation.TheStandardprobecanbe
usedwithlargemammalsattheearlytimes,butgettinggoodindicationsis
problematicandinanycasemoredifficult.
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Theprobemustmakegoodcontactwiththeskin—airbubbleswillblockultrasound.A
couplingfluidsuchascookingoil,mustbeusedtoenablegoodcontact.Applythecoupling
fluidliberallytotheskin,probeorboth.Presstheprobetotheskin,usingarotating‐rocking
motion,suchthatallairbubblesareremoved.Thenumberoneprobleminusingultrasound
instrumentsislackofgoodskincontact.Werepeat,Ultrasoundwillnotpassthroughair
bubbles!
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USINGTHEPREG‐ALERTPRO
Inordertousetheinstrumentefficientlyandwiththebestresults,itmustbeunderstood
thatthisinstrumentisatoolandlikemosttools,skillisbestobtainedbyintelligentpractice.
Theinstrumenthelpsyoubyprovidingacomputerenhanceddisplaywherespurious
informationislargelyeliminated,buttheusermustbetheonetodecidethetruemeaning
ofthedisplayedinformation.
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Backfatandloinmeasurementareeasiertolearnthanpregnancy.Asregardspregnancy
detection,boththeanimaltypeanddaysafterconceptionatwhichtestingisdoneare
determiningfactorrelatedtoeaseofuseandskillrequirement.Toillustrate,ontheone
hand,swineat30daysareperhapstheeasiest,whileontheotherhand,cattleatveryearly
timesaremoredifficult.
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Fatmeasurement:SelecttheFATscreen.Mostbackfattestinginswineforexampleisdone
overthelastriband40‐60mmoffthecenterline(calledthe“P2”testsite).Thistestsiteis
alsoimportantformakingthestandardloinmeasurement.Sometimes,measurementsat
multiplesitesinthisregionareused.
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Loinmusclemeasurementsincludeskinandbackfat,sotomeasurejustthelointhickness,
firstdeterminebackfatthickness,usingthebackfatscreenandthenmeasuretheloinand
subtractthebackfatreading.OfthetwoLOINscreens,selecttheonewiththerange
appropriateforthetotalthicknessinvolved.Internaladjustmentsaremadetothespeedof
soundfactortominimizetheeffectofthedifferencebetweenfatandmuscletissue.
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Pregnancyindications:
EachPregnancyscreenexcepttheOTHERscreen,hasablackbaratthebottom.Thebar
indicatestheproximatedistancetothenearandfarpointsoftheuterusatthenumberof
daysindicated.Itisimportanttounderstandthatalthoughthepregnancyscreensnamed
Pig,SheepandCowhavebeentailoredforthespecificanimal,thescreencanbeusedfor
anyanimalwiththeproximatebodydimensionsofthenamedanimal.Afourthpregnancy
screen,calledOTHER,canbeusedforallsmallandmediummammals,butnotforlarge
mammals.Inadditionwhentestinglargemammalsatveryearlytimes,e.g.cows,mares,
bison,etc.,theoptionalDeepprobeshouldbeused.
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Table1:Approximatedistancestonearandfarpointsoftheuterusforvarious
animalsatthegestationtimesshown.
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Distances DaysGestation
Pigs&Goats 2‐8in(50‐200mm) 28‐30
Cattle  4‐13.5in(100‐338mm)25‐30
Alpacas 1.6‐6in(40‐150mm) 12‐25
Sheep  1.6‐6in(40‐150mm) 28‐30
Horses  4.7‐13.5in(120‐338mm)14‐18
Llamas  2‐6in(50‐150mm) 12‐30
MiniatureHorses2‐8in(60‐200mm) 14‐18
MiniatureCattle4.7‐8in(120‐200mm) 25‐30
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Theabovetableisonlyaguidethepurposeofwhichistogivetheusersomefeelforthe
distancesinvolved.Inuse,theimportantthingtolookforisastronghighspikeorgroupof
spikesintheareaofinterestasdisplayedonthescreen.
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Pregnancycanbedeterminedeitherbysensingthefetusortheinterfacebetweenthe
amnioticfluidandthefarsideoftheintrauterinewall.Whendetectingthefetus(es),one
looksfor1ormorespikesnearthecenteroftherange.Whenlookingfortheamnioticfluid
interfaceatthefarsideoftheuterus,onelooksforonespikeatthefarendofrange.In
someanimals(cowsandmares)theuterinewallthickensveryearlyinpregnancyandthe
instrumentwilldisplayaspikefromthenearuterinewall(leftendofthebar)inthosecases.
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DISPLAYS
(Note:Thefinerulerdivisionsarenotshowninthedisplaysbelow.TheSENSsettingisfor
illustrationonly.)
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Aboveareseveralscreenshotsillustratingthetypicaldisplaysforvariousfunctions.Inthe
Pregnancy:OTHERscreen,thedottedverticallineistheverticalmarker,whichtheusercan
settoindicatethedistanceofanyspikefromtheskinsurface.Theheavysolidverticalline
isrepresentativeoftheactualreading.Thismightinfactbemultiplecloselyspacedspikes.
IntheCOWpregnancyscreen,theverticalmarkerisshown(forillustrationpurposes)near
thespikereadingattheleftendoftheheavysolidbarbeneaththegraticule.Ifthetestis
attemptingtoidentifyveryearlypregnancy,thensincethereadingisattheleftendofthe
blackbar,itwouldprobablybeindicatingathickeneduterinewall.(TheDeepprobewould
beusedforthis.)Inactualuse,iftheuserwantedtoknowtheactualdistancebeing
measured,thespikewouldbeheldusingaHOLDkey(thelegend“HOLD”isdisplayed)and
DEPTHkeyswouldthenbeusedtosuperimposetheverticalmarkeroverthereadingand
thedistancefromskintospikewouldbedisplayed.
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TheLOIN(highrange)screenshownaboveindicatesareadingat150mm.Thevertical
markerpreventsanythingbeyondabout165mmfrombeingdisplayed.Useofthemarkeris
optional.PressingandholdingtheOPTIONkeymomentarilywhileintheLOIN(highrange)
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display,willswitchtoasecondLOIN(lowrange)screen,whichprovidingarangeof50‐
140mm.(PressingtheOPTIONkeyagainswitchestothe90‐180mmdisplay.)
(MeasurementswouldappearininchesiftheOPTIONkeyhadbeenusedtoselectinches,
whentheFATscreenwasdisplayed.)
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TESTINGANDTESTSITES
Asaninstrumentmanufacturer,weareprimarilyinstrumentpeopleandnotanimalpeople.
Whilewehavedonesomedevelopment,muchofthesiteinformationprovidedbelowis
takenfromtheliterature.
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ThePreg‐AlertProcanbeusedwithsomanymammalsthatitisimpracticaltoprovide
detailedtestinginformationforallofthem.Therefore,wewillshowjustafewsothatthe
operatorwillhaveanidea,pictorially,ofthegeneralprocedure.Pregnancytestingshould
bestartedontherightsidewithmostmammals,butwithalpacas,andmares,testing
shouldbestartedontheleftside.Ifnopregnancyisdetected,thentrytheothersideinall
cases,butbecautiousoftheresultsinruminateanimals,wheretherumenmightinterfere.
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FatandLointestingshouldbedoneatwhatisconventionallycalledthe“P2””site,overthe
10thriband6.5cm(2‐3in.)offthebackbone.(Someliteraturecallsoutthe12thrib,butat
leastoneresearcherclaimsthatthe10thribproducesamoreaccurateresultbecausethe
fatissmoother.Weleavethisdecisionuptotheoperator.)Manymakemeasurementson
boththerightandtheleftsideofthebackbone.Inthispreliminarywriting,wehaveshown
onepictureofthetestsite.Thiswillbeamplifiedinfuturemanuals.Notehowever,that
“attheendoftheday”,thereisno“gold”standardindeterminingtheaccuracyoffatand
loinmeasurement.Inthemeanwhile,morecompleteinformationwillbefoundinthePreg‐
Alert®Operator’sManual©onourwebsiteatwww.rencocorp.com
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PregnancyTestSiteforSwine
BeginTestingswineonrightsideandifnotpregnant,tryagainontheleftside.Testingcan
beginat18days,testingeverydayuntilpositivereadingsareobtained2daysinarow.
Accuracyisgreatestat30days.
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PregnancyTestSiteforSheep
Topfigureillustratestestsiteforveryearlycheckingat25days.Bottomfigureillustrates
useat35+days.Testonleftsideifnotsuccessful.Itmaybenecessarytoremovewooland
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PregnancyTestSiteforAlpacas
BegintestingalpacasontheLEFTsideatabout45days.Testontherightsideifnot
successful.After60days,testonrightsidefirst.
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PregnancyTestSiteforCows:SideandTopViews
Refertothethreeviewsofthecow:Forearlypregnancystartingatabout22days,youwill
lookforthethickeneduterinewall,ratherthanamnioticfluidorthefetus.AimtheDeep
probeasshownontherightsideintheupperregionoftheoutlineintheparalumbarfossa
atriangularregionforwardofthehookbone,justbehindtheribs,andabout8inches
(20cm)downfromthebackbone.Locatethelowestspotinthefossaintowhichtheprobe
willfitcomfortablybypressinginwardwithyourfist.Placetheprobefirmlyagainsttheskin
andpointithalfwaybetweenthehookboneandpinbonepointingitslightlydownward.
Youdon’tneedtomovetheprobeinordertoscantheuterus,justrockandtilt.
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PregnancyTestSiteforCows:Backview
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PregnancyTestSiteMares:SideView
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PregnancyTestSiteforMares:Left:SideViewRight:BackView
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Referringtothethreepictorialsformares,placetheDeepprobeontheLEFTflankarea
directlybelowthehipandinlinewiththebottomofthevulva.Aimslightlybackandacross
thebodyandscanasshown.SideViewPosition#1isforveryearlydetectionataround14‐
30days.Thisa“slidingscale”andasgestationprogressesyoushouldmovetheprobe
downwardswithintheareashownbytheoutlineinthesideview.SideViewPosition#2is
foruseafterapproximately90‐100daysandtheStandardprobemaybeused.
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PregnancyTestSite:Goats
Begintestingataround30‐40days,ontheRIGHTside,2inches(5cm)infrontoftherearleg
and1inch(2.5cm)aboveteat.Ifnotsuccessfultestagainontheleftside.Itmaybe
necessarytoremovehairfromthetestsite.
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AWORDABOUTBATTERIES
ThisinstrumentisdesignedtousedisposableAAsizecarbon‐zincbatteries,ofwhichthere
areseveraltypes.Formaximumtime,ifyouaregoingtousethebacklightfeature
frequently,usethe“Alkaline”varietyandifnot,useanon‐alkalinevariety.Youmayalso
userechargeableNickelMetalHydridebatteries(NMH),butyoumustprovideyourown
chargerandtheywillnotgiveaslongatimebetweenchargesasyougetfromthecarbon‐
zinctypes.Justforreference,usagetimewithBacklightonandalkalinebatteriesisabout
50hours.Withbacklightoff,about150hours.
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WARNING!DONOTMIXCARBON‐ZINCANDNMHBATTERIES!!
WhenusingNMHbatteries,thebatteriesarefullychargedwhenthebatterycharge
indicator,whichappearsoneachdisplayscreen,indicates1/4th–3/8thscharged.
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Therearenoserviceablepartsinsideoftheinstrument.DONOTATTEMPTTO
DISASSEMBLE.Forservice,contactthefactory:
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Tel:612‐338‐6124
Fax:612‐333‐9026
Email:[email protected]
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CERTIFICATIONANDCOMPLIANCE
FCC Required §15.21 Information to User: Caution! Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by RENCO CORPORATION could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
FCC §15.105 Information to User: NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case, the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense. This equipment also complies with Canadian requirements.
This equipment has been certified to be in compliance with CISPR 11, the EMC Directive
89/336/EEC, AS3548, and applicable Harmonized Standards.
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