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Quick Reference Guide for using the
®
ALGO
3i Newborn Hearing Screener
Initial Set Up Of The Screener
Note: Refer to the ALGO 3i user manual, Chapter VIII: Service Manual: Description and Initial
Set-up of Device Components.
1. Unpack the ALGO 3i screening system and its accessories.
2. Set up the screener properly, attaching the earphone and sensor cables (if unattached).
3. Power on the ALGO 3i screener and fully charge it for 6 hours.
4. After fully charging the battery, ensure that the correct time and date are set.
5. Change the User Preferences and/or Biomed Preferences settings to meet your program
requirements, i.e. time/date format, language, alpha-numeric entry, or notch filter
settings.
Note: Ensure that the notch filter setting of 50Hz or 60Hz is correctly adjusted for your
region. An incorrect setting may result in high myogenic interference while screening.
6. Set the ALGO 3i system in an appropriate location for screening.
Selecting A Baby
Indications for use:
•
Term, healthy newborns
•
NICU graduates, 34 weeks gestational
age and under 6 months of age
•
Newborns with normal outer ear
anatomy and no obvious deformities of
the head or neck
Exclusion criteria:
•
Infants not between 34 weeks
gestational and 6 months of age
•
Infants on ventilators or in incubators
•
Infants on CNS (central nervous
system) stimulants
•
Infants receiving ototoxic medications
•
Infants with compromised skin or
jaundice
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A. Power-On slider switch
B. Display
C. Navigation buttons (keys)
D. Earphone (ATA) cable connection
E. Sensor (Preamp/PCA) cable
connection
F. Infrared (IR) port: printing/data
export
G. DC power port: battery charger
connection
H. SoftClip™: device stand/bassinet
clip
•
Ready for discharge, or scheduled to go
home within a few days
•
Sleeping or in a relaxed state (usually
after a recent feeding)
•
In an open crib
•
Infants exhibiting cranio-facial head
abnormalities, including structural
abnormalities of the outer, middle, or
inner ear
•
Infants with known or suspected
neurologic conditions
•
Infants in an agitated state
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- Page 1 H. SoftClip™: device stand/bassinet clip Initial Set Up Of The Screener Note: Refer to the ALGO 3i user manual, Chapter VIII: Service Manual: Description and Initial Set-up of Device Components. 1. Unpack the ALGO 3i screening system and its accessories.
- Page 2 MainMenu. ? key: This key controls the Help system and will access the section of the ALGO 3i screener’s help system corresponding to the area of the interface where the user is located.
- Page 3 Use the OK key to save your option set. Data Entry in the ALGO 3i Device Data is entered into the ALGO 3i screener by using the up/down toggle key to scroll through a keypad containing the numbers 0–9, the Roman character alphabet A–Z, a blank space, ‘+’, ‘-’,...
- Page 4 4. Click the up toggle key to scroll through the letters A…B…C. Page 1 of Infant Data Window 5. Click the down arrow key to set the second space to the letter C and move to the Last Name data field. Natus Medical • www.natus.com Page 4 of 12 P/N 051179E...
- Page 5 Infant Data Window Performing A Hearing Screen Step 1. Power on: Turn on the ALGO 3i screener by sliding the On/Off switch upward, and releasing it. Start-up/Warnings: The ALGO 3i screener will briefly display a Start-Up window while it performs a self-check. Warnings may appear which may require your acknowledgement.
- Page 6 Step 4. Prepare baby and attach supplies: Prepare the infant for screening by ensuring that no exclusion criteria are present, and that the infant is in a quiet state. Collect screening supplies: Natus single-use earphones (pair) and single-use sensor (triplet) for the infant.
- Page 7 Remove gel using a damp cloth or gauze. Pat lightly with dry gauze. Note: Refer to Chapter VI: Baby Preparation in the ALGO 3i user manual. c. Place colored clips/sensors to the correct sites on the baby. See Figure 2 below.
- Page 8 8 and 11 kOhms, an “Impedances Marginal” message appears. Select the OK key to initiate screening. If impedances are 12 kOhms or greater, screening will pause and the message below appears. Re-prep infant as necessary to lower impedances. Natus Medical • www.natus.com Page 8 of 12 P/N 051179E...
- Page 9 Caution: When screening a baby, position the ALGO 3i display so that it is facing away from the baby. Facing the display to the baby may cause non-physiologic noise and prolong screening times. Caution: Do not lay patient cables across the device during screening. This may cause non-physiologic noise and prolong screening times.
- Page 10 If a result for at least one ear has been obtained, the ALGO 3i screener will save and confirm a screening record. If neither ear has obtained a result, no screening record will be saved.
- Page 11 Prepare infant for screening. Refer to Chapter VI: Baby Preparation. b. Turn on the ALGO 3i screener, wait for the MainMenu to appear, and click on SpeedScreen. (If required fields are set, SpeedScreen will not be available.) Click the OK key.
- Page 12 If you do not wish to enter infant data for the screening record, proceed with screening. At the completion of the screening, the device will save the screening record and will display the screening results. The infant data fields will be blank. Natus Medical • www.natus.com Page 12 of 12 P/N 051179E...