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CAUTION
• Do not use a transducer whose acoustic lens or
housing is abnormally hot . Doing so may cause a
burn injury .
• Do not use a hard brush for cleaning or disinfecting
the transducer . Doing so may damage it .
• Do not immerse the transducer in a disinfection so-
lution longer than a specified time. If doing so, the
performance of the transducer could deteriorate .
• Do not use non-specified chemicals (for disinfec-
tion or cleaning) . Doing so may cause the perfor-
mance of transducers to decrease .
• Turn OFF the system before attaching / detaching
or replacing a transducer .
– W h e n t h e t r a n s d u c e r h a s t o b e l a i d d o w n
temporarily during a study, place it on a stable and
level surface to prevent it from falling .
• Do not connect anything other than transducers or
Three-Port Probe Unit designed for this system to
the transducer connector on the main unit .
• When transporting a transducer, be sure to disin-
fect the transducer at the beginning, put it into a
plastic bag, and then put the transducer-enclosed
bag in a storage case . If do not doing so, the per-
formance of the transducer could deteriorate .
• Use ultrasound gel that mainly consists of water .
Use of castor oil may deteriorate the transducer
and cause an electric shock .
– Please select and use an appropriate ultrasound
gel on the market .
• Before cleaning or disinfecting the transducer, re-
move it from this system . Otherwise there is a risk
of electric shock .
• Wear protective gloves to prevent infection before
cleaning and disinfecting the transducer .
• Be sure to comply with the usage and storage envi-
ronment conditions of the transducer .
If do not doing so, the performance of the trans-
ducer could deteriorate .
• Disinfect the transducer to prevent infection before
returning it to your service representative .
• While the main unit is on stand by, be sure to
freeze the main unit .
If the live state is continued, there is a risk that the
transducer will overheat and cause burns .
• Store the ultrasound gel as described in the in-
struction manual . Otherwise, there is a risk of infec-
tion .
• When discarding transducers, disinfect or sterilize
the transducers, and then discard them as indus-
trial waste .
Be sure to follow the rules and regulations of the
local governing body, and request an approved
industrial waste disposal company to discard the
transducers .
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8 .1 Transducer
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