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Foreword
Safety Notes
This instrument is designed for estimating total serum bilirubin
concentration, that is necessary for the screening of jaundice in
newborn infants. It must be used for newborn infants only.
Never press the measuring probe when it is directed to the eyes.
Doing so may cause eye damage.
To prevent kernicterus in newborn infants, it is very important to
detect jaundice in its early stages.
This hand-held jaundice meter allows a quick, non-invasive
estimate of total serum bilirubin concentration, necessary for the
control of jaundice in newborn infants.
Measurements are taken automatically by simply placing the
instrument's measuring probe against the forehead or sternum
of the infant and pressing it gently, and the measured value is
displayed.
This facilitates use of the instrument for infants who are still kept
in incubators and provides suitable screening for jaundice. This
will also help detect jaundice in its early stages.
This instrument considers the yellowness of the skin, which
consists of epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissue as the
optical density difference at two wavelengths, and it calculates
the difference only for the subcutaneous tissue by measuring
the difference between the two optical paths.
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