Accutome AccuPach VI User Manual
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Accutome AccuPach VI User’s Guidewww.accutome.com • (800) 979-2020 US & CA • (610) 889-0200 International • +44 (0) 1753-857177 Keeler Ltd.12How to Start a New PatientTo start a new Patient:1. Touch and release the NewPatient box on the LCD.2. When you start a new patient,the AccuPach VI will set allmeasurements, averages, IOPentries, and calculations to zero.WARNING! THE PROBE TIP MUST BEPROPERLY DISINFECTED BEFORE TAKINGANY MEASUREMENTS ON A NEW PATIENT.How to Take a MeasurementTo take a patient measurement:1. Select the New Patient box on the LCD display to reset all measurements,averages, and IOP information to zero.2. Choose the appropriate eye by selecting the OD or OS box on the LCD.Selecting this box again returns it to the other eye.3. Apply the probe to the patient’s eye.4. If the AccuPach VI is not in the Auto Read mode, press the footswitch totake the measurement. The AccuPach VI will automatically proceed to thenext empty measurement if it is available.5. The AccuPach VI will emit a high-pitched chirp when you have automaticallyacquired a measurement.Notes1. The AccuPach VI can take up to nine measurements for each eye andprovide the average of those measurements. This average is the numberused when calculating the True IntraOccular Pressure (TIOP).2. The * symbol by a measurement indicates the reading for that eye that isfurthest away from the average for that eye.3. You can review the measurements taken by selecting (touching andreleasing) the measurement value.4. You can delete any measurement taken by touching and holding themeasurement value (until the unit emits a high-pitched chirp). Afterdeleting a measurement, the unit will automatically recalculate the averageof the measurements.How to Perform a CalculationAfter you have completed a patient’s measurements, you can calculate the true IOPfor the patient. You can perform the calculation from the MIOP Screen.To calculate True IOP:1. Select the Miop box on the LCD.2. Enter the measured IOP by selecting the digits of the measurement. Forexample, if the measured IOP is “17”, select “1”, then select “7”. If you makea mistake, just reselect the correct digits.3. Select the Calc box on the LCD and the True IOP will then be displayed.Figure 3.8 - Measure Screen StartingNew Patient |
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