To avoid risk of electric shock, this equipment must only be In the incidence of additional modifications to the VeriQ™, connected to a supply mains with protective earth a new revision of the Medistim VeriQ™ User Manual will be distributed by Medistim ASA. Warning Equipment connected to the systems signal input/ output shall comply with iec 60601-1 clause 16 1.4 Warning statements and safety markings...
Warning vested mammaries. In these vessels, thrombus or calcified Do not use this device for other applications than the intend- ed use. The Medistim VeriQ™ System is not intended for any plaque will not be present. kind of fetal applications. However, thrombus or calcified plaque may be present before...
2.10 Access to spare parts and service Please contact your local representative to request VeriQ™ service or spare parts. Refer to our website www.medistim.com for a list of local contacts and distributors. Warning No modification of this equipment is allowed.
Through its capability to measure transit time volume Transit time flow volume flow and Doppler flow velocity, the VeriQ™ can help develop Medistim transit time probes surround the vessel, gener- optimal grafting strategies and to document graft patency. ating a uniform ultrasound field across the vessel lumen. Ultrasound pulses are transmitted from a crystal on one side The VeriQ™...
Please refer to the instructions provided with each crate for and Experimental. adapting the available vessel names to the proper unpacking. selected profile. Each profile can be edited, and operating surgeons can be stored under each profile. Select the ap- Medistim recommends that the original packing materials be propriate profile by pressing the drop-down menu “System used when the system is transported between facilities. For profile” service purposes, a specially-designed container is available through your local representative.
VeriQ™ to coil the cable(s). All probes Note should be unplugged and stored properly if not sent to clean- When using the Medistim VeriQ™ System with more than one ing and sterilization. monitoring system that requires independent adjustments, different calibration settings can be saved under a profile name, such as OT 1 and OT 2.
On Pay-Per-Procedure (PPP) systems a field in the top right corner will display the remaining proce- dure time once a procedure has been activated. All Medistim probes require very little force to be inserted The VeriQ™ has five main screen views: or removed. If excessive force is needed to plug a probe...
Note For each entered probe a vessel name dialog box Medistim recommends that the patient name is entered in an will appear. For the probe verification purpose the orderly and uniform way for easy storage and retrieval, e.g. vessel name is not important, just press cancel until always with the last name first.
Me- distim ASA are used on the probe. An updated list of tested 5.6.2 Flow measurements solutions may be found on our web site, www.medistim.com As with the Doppler measurements, the operator needs to be 5.7.3 Sterilization informed which type of conduit, connection, and target ves- sel is being measured. When the flow probe is placed onto a...
Increase Doppler gain - The spectrum will become darker with the possibility of increased noise. Used Measure and Analyze - Displays calculated values with the Medistim Doppler probe. and measurement tools. Decrease Doppler gain - The spectrum will become Volume control - The lowest position will turn sound more transparent with less noise.
This is done by adding, subtracting or dividing the Note traces of two inputs. Resistance can be calculated by divid- The raw patient data files can only be read by VeriQ™ or ing pressure by flow. When measuring the carotid bifurcation, Medistim workstation program. the flow in the Carotis Externa and the Carotis Interna can be derived into one total flow amount. 5.11.4 Safe removal of storage devices For enabling derived traces, enter the ”Measure screen”,...
6. TROUBLESHOOTING 6.1 Service of the VeriQ™ System For service instructions, consult the VeriQ™ System service manual or contact the Medistim service department directly. 6.2 Basic troubleshooting The following are some basic tips in the case that the VeriQ™ System is not operating properly.
Avoid excessive use of water or liquids on the system. The touch screen area can be cleaned with anti static cleaning tissues. For cleaning of probes before sterilization consult the “Handling, Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization of the Medistim Probes” pack- aging leaflet for each probe type. Disinfection Approved disinfectants are specified in the “Handling, Cleaning, Disin- fection, and Sterilization of the Medistim Probes” packaging leaflet for...
All probes are available with or wihout handle. See section A.2 for a full list of available probes. Transplant Surgery Surgery/Vessel Vessel Size Recommended Medistim probes Hepatic Artery 5mm, 6mm, 7mm and 8mm Medistim TTFM probes (PV, PS, or PQ probe series) Surgery/vessel Vessel size Probes w/o handle Probes w/ handle Portal Vein...
*Part numbers that end with 1 indicate probes without handle and part numbers that end with 2 indicate probes with handle Medistim Vascular TTFM probes - PA & PB probe series (Note: PA & PB probe series will be phased out by end 2015 and will be replaced with the PV probe series.)
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Medistim Doppler probe One size PD110752 Doppler probes are delivered with a removable handle and four stabilizer cups Medistim PD probe Medistim Cardiac Output TTFM probes - PR probe series Probe name Probe size Part number Cardiac Output TTFM probe 25mm...
APPENDIX B. PROBE CLEANING, DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION B.2.3 PS-probe series All Medistim probes are validated for different sterilization methods and should be handled differently according to See Probe Manual for the PS-probe series PS499001. Han- these procedures. dling, Cleaning and Sterilization of the Medistim QuickFit TTFM Probes, Steam Autoclaveable (PS).
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