Checking The Needle Echo; Check Preparation - Hitachi UST-9135P Instruction Manual

3-3. Checking the needle echo

3-3-1. Check preparation

(1) Required items
Tub
Warm water
Thermometer
Probe
Needle guide
Puncture needle
(2) Setup procedure
1. Put warm water at 40°C (104°F) into the tub.
Use a thermometer to check the water temperature.
2. Refer to section 4-1 "Operation" and attach the needle guide, the guard plate and the lock plate to the
probe, and insert the puncture needle into the needle groove.
Check that the puncture needle has no bending or other defects.
3. Connect the probe to the ultrasound diagnostic instrument.
Turn on the ultrasound diagnostic instrument to display the puncture guide line on the monitor screen.
Remarks:
For details of the puncture guide line, refer to the instruction manual of the ultrasound diagnostic instrument.
Caution
Use warm water at 40°C (104°F) in the check of the needle echo.
In the actual puncture operation, the needle echo and guide line may not match and this could result
in puncturing of an unintended body part. It is well-known that the acoustic characteristics of water
at 40°C (104°F) are the most similar to those of the human body.
Be sure to select the guide line of the correct angle.
The ultrasound diagnostic instrument has two different angled guide lines depending on the angle of
the needle guide.
(Depth of 20 cm or more)
40°C (104°F)
MP-2785-G18 (standard configuration)
or others (user's selection of the options)
Size : 18G (standard configuration) or others (depend on user's selection)
Length : 150 mm to 200 mm
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