Vatech PaX-500 User manual

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Specification of Medical Device
1. Product Name Digital X-ray Imaging Device
2. Model Name PaX-500
3. Manufacturer VATECH Co. Ltd.
4. Number and Date of Manufacturing
Weight or Packaging Unit
Indicates in product
5. Performance and Directions of Use Indicates in user's manual and catalog.
6. Cautions for Use Indicate in user's manual
7.
Other
Necessary
Information
1) Rated Power Single Phase, 50/60 Hz, 110V/220 V
2) Power Consumption at
Maximum Rating
2kVA
3) Rated Protection Type and
Degree
Protection Type : Class 1 Device
Protection Degree : Type B Device

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Cautions for the use of Product
Following are information on cautions for user safety, fire and electric safety accident.
Make sure to read the following carefully before use.
1. Make sure to be familiar with the contents of this manual, before use for the safety of user and
patient.
2. Make sure to comply with cautions and procedure to use, indicated in this manual and the
product.
3. Do not use the product while it abnormally operates or is in instable status. Make sure to use it
after requesting inspection to the agent.
4. Do not spray liquid or give pressure to the product. It may result in electric accident or fire.
5. This product operates using the specified AC power. Contact the agent if you want to change
voltage.

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Before Getting Started
Contents of this manual are subject to change without separate notice for improvement of product
performance, addition or follow-up of information.
Please note that our company has no responsibility for or obligation of free repair service for any accident
or damage of equipment due to user's mistake with regard to the contents included in this manual. Make
sure to become familiar with cautions and procedure of use. Also note that it may slightly differ from the
contents of this manual depending on specification of product.
Following marks are used for effective use of product in this manual.
Indicates useful information required and tips you should know for use of products.
Indicates important instructions for use of product. Violation of this may serve as a cause of
damage or failure of products or may lead to fatal problems.
Indicates safety instruction for use of product. Violation of this may lead to severe injury to
the users or patients.

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Contents
Chapter 1 Product Overview....................................................... 5
1. Product Features.............................................................................................................. 6
2. Product Components ....................................................................................................... 7
3. Cautions ........................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2 Components and Functions ..................................... 11
1. Hardware Components and Functions .......................................................................... 12
2. Software Architecture ..................................................................................................... 13
3. LCD Panel...................................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 3 Basic Operation ....................................................... 25
1. Preparation before Imaging............................................................................................ 26
2. How to Align Patients ..................................................................................................... 27
2.1. How to Align Patients on Panoramic unit .................................................................. 27
2.2. How to Align Laser Beam.......................................................................................... 29
2.3. How to Align Patients on Cephalometric unit ............................................................ 31
3. How to register new patients and capture...................................................................... 33
3.1. How to register new patients..................................................................................... 33
3.2. Panoramic Imaging Procedure.................................................................................. 34
3.3. Cephalometric Imaging Procedure............................................................................ 44
3.4. How to Use LCD Panel ............................................................................................. 54
Chapter 4 Emergency Measure ................................................ 58
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................... 59
Appendix ..................................................................................... 60
1. Recommended X-Ray Exposure Table.......................................................................... 60

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Chapter 1 Product Overview
This Chapter describes overall features, components of products as well as
various cautions in details.

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1. Product Features
●Drastically reduce X-Ray expose dose in consideration of patient's safety.
●Conveniently operate the product through PC and LCD panel.
●Load the high-definition sensor (developed independently), providing wider length and width
than film without the jaw part being cut.
●Support more accurate diagnosis imaging than LCD as well as voice announcement function
for patients and staffs.
●Provide various imaging modes for special treatment and diagnosis such as implant in addition
to basic panoramic imaging mode (Foretooth definition and neural tube definition mode, etc.)

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2. Product Components
Hardware Components
●Equipment main frame
●User's manual
●Install CD
●Accessories
Components and specification of this product may be subject to change
without any notice for improvement of product performance.
Software Components
●Viewer program : EasyDent V4 program,
●Imaging program : EasyDent V4 imaging program
Components and specification of this product may be subject to change
without any notice for improvement of product performance.

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3. Cautions
Make sure to observe following.
●Make sure to follow the specified process of operation for safety of users and patients.
●Make sure to check the status of products such as power, PC and cable before use.
●Perform the operation while it is in stop status. Violation of this may result in
malfunction.
●Make sure to proceed to the next imaging status after passage of Cooling Time (process of
coolding down X-Ray tube) according to voice announcement after imaging.
●Place this product away from water, moisture or foreign substance since this product is a
precision medical electronic device.
●Immediately cut off the power if the product is exposed to water or foreign substance during
use, resulting in abnormal operation. Contact the agent for support.

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Radiation Protection Policy
User should comply with rules and regulations of their country on radiation
safety and protection since they differ among countries.
●A worker should wear lead apron or use protection wall to protect himself / herself from
radiation during imaging process.
●A worker should provide protection devices such as lead apron to patients during imaging
process.
●Children or pregnant women should consult with the doctor in charge before
imaging.
●A worker should be at least 2 m (6 feet) away from the equipment during imaging.
●Equipment should be located inside X-ray shield facility during imaging and the worker
should watch inside carefully through window during imaging from outside shield facility.
●A worker should continuously check the patient and equipment status during imaging.
●A worker should immediately stop imaging if equipment malfunctions.
Do not use this product under environment with risk of explosion. Be careful
from such risk.

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Manufacturer Liability Policy
Manufacturers / sellers of X-ray equipment such as this product are responsible for safe and
normal operation of product only in the following cases.
●If the product is installed by our authorized agent.
●If it is installed in accordance with cautions and conditions for installation
●If genuine product is used as approved by our company
●If maintenance/repair service is performed by our authorized agent
●If product is normally used in accordance with user's manual
●If it is not from equipment damage or accident attributable to mistake of customers

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Chapter 2 Components and Functions
This Chapter describes hardware components and software architecture of the
product in details.

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1. Hardware Components and Functions
●Sensor Module : digital X-Ray image sensor module (Panoramic and ECT).
●Panoramic Sensor Holder : insert the sensor module here when taking panoramic image.
●Cephalometric Sensor Holder : insert the sensor module here when taking cephalometric
image.
●LED Lamp : LED for checking X-Ray irradication
●Headset part for fixing the patient head during cephalometric imaging
●Chinrest : part for fixing the patient head during panoramic imaging
●LCD panel: operate the equipment through LCD panel
●Messeage LCD : display the operation status of equipment as text in LCD.
This configuration may differ depending on the specification of your product.
Sensor Module
Chinrest
LED Lamp
LCD panel
Messeage LCD
Panoramic Sensor Holder
Headset
Cephalometric Sensor Holder

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2. Software Architecture
Following is brief description on menu architecture of imaging program.
Menu on Panoramic unit
①Imaging Status and Image Display Window
Show imaging progress status for capturing image and show the image captured after
imaging.(show image captured real time at the time of actual imaging)
②Pateint Info. Window
Show information of pateint such as name, age and chart of pateint to be taken.
③Imaging Instruction Window
Show various kinds of text instruction message for imaging.
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④X-ray Setting Control Button
Adjust kVp, tube voltage value and mA, tube current value.
⑤Select Pateint Button
Select the patient per gender (Man, Woman, Child) and bone density (Hard, Normal, Soft).
⑥Panorama Property Button
Select Standard or Special Mode.
(Select various kinds of imaging mode depending on selection of each mode.)
⑦Select Panorama Imaging Mode Button
Standard mode - Panoramic, Left, Front, Right, TMJ open, TMJ Close, Sinus are
available for selection.
Special mode - Maxillary clear, Canal clear, Incisor clear, Orthogonal are available for
selection.
⑧Select Arch Button
Normal, Wide, Narrow, Child are available for selection.
⑨Lamp Button
Turn the lamp On/Off for alignment of pateints.
⑩Select Imaging Mode Button
Select one of imaging mode such as Panorama or Cephalo.
⑪Confirm Button
Confirm the current setting (press the Confirm Button after making all the necessary
settings)
⑫Ready Button
Perform imaging according to instruction message after clicking Ready Button.
⑬Imaging, Image Processing Status Bar (Progress bar)
Show the progress status with a graph at the time of imaging and image processing.
⑭Exit Button
Exit the imaging program.

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This software architecture may differ depending on specification of your product
and be subject to change without notice for improvement of product performance.

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Menu on Cephalometric unit
①Imaging Status and Image Display Window
Show imaging progress status for capturing image and show the image captured after
imaging (show image captured real time at the time of actual imaging)
②Pateint Info. Window
Show information of pateint such as name, age and chart of pateint to be taken.
③Imaging Instruction Window
Show various kinds of text instruction message for imaging.
④X-ray Setting Control Button
Adjust kVp, tube voltage value and mA, tube current value.
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⑤Select Pateint Button
Select the patient per gender (Man, Woman, Child) and bone density (Hard, Normal, Soft).
⑥Cephalo Property Button
Select Cephalo Mode.
(Fixed to one mode of Quick and Normal Cephalometric depending on specification of
equipment).
⑦Select Cephalo Imaging Mode Button
Lateral, Frontal, SMV, Carpus are available.
⑧Lamp Button
Turn the lamp On/Off for arrangement of pateints.
⑨Select Imaging Mode Button
Select one of imaging mode such as Panorama or Cephalo.
⑩Confirm Button
Confirm the current setting.
⑪Ready Button
Perform imaging according to instruction message after clicking Ready Button.
⑫Imaging, Image Processing Status Bar (Progress bar)
Show the progress status with a graph at the time of imaging and image processing.
⑬Exit Button
Exit the imaging program.
This software architecture may differ depending on specification of your product
and can be subject to change without notice for improvement of product
performance.

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3. LCD Panel
Main Screen
①Display Imaging Mode and Patient Setting
Display the imaging mode of current setting and X-ray setting value suitable for patient
(imaging mode and X-ray setting value suitable for patient, etc.).
②Mode button
Select the imaging mode (Pano Standard, Pano Special, Cephalo).
③Image button
Show the image currently saved in the memory (can save up to 10 images).
④Return button
Return rotating unit to the position of lamp.
⑤Position button
Operate the camera and alignment lamp to place the patient in position.
⑥Ready button
Prepare for X-ray imaging according to the mode and conditions set.
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