Icare ic100 Instruction Manual - page 12
Icare ic100 tonometer manual
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MAINTENANCE
Follow local regulations and recycling instructions regarding the disposal or recycling of the Icare tonometer and accessories.
WARNING
The tonometer should only be opened by qualified service personnel. It contains no userserviceable parts, apart from the batteries and a probe base.
The Icare tonometer requires no routine servicing or calibration other than changing the batteries at least every 12 months or changing or cleaning
the probe base. If servicing is necessary, contact qualified service personnel or your local Icare representative.
REPLACING/CLEANING THE PROBE BASE
Replace the probe base every twelve months. Clean the probe base every six months. Clean or replace the probe base if the error message Clean Change
is displayed.
Instructionsforreplacingtheprobebase:
• Replace every twelve months.
• Turn off the tonometer.
• Unscrew the probe base collar and put it in a safe place.
• Remove the probe base by tilting the tonometer downwards and use your
fingers to pull the probe base out of the tonometer.
• Insert a new probe base into the tonometer.
• Screw the collar in, to lock the probe base.
Instructionsforcleaningtheprobebase
:
• Clean every six months.
• Fill the probe base cleaning container or other clean container with 100 % isopropyl alcohol.
• Turn the power off.
• Unscrew the probe base collar.
• Invert the probe base over the container, drop in the probe base into the
container and let soak for 5–30 minutes.
• Remove the probe base from alcohol.
• Dry the probe base by blowing clean canned or compressed air into the hole
in the probe base. This will additionally remove possible residual dirt.
• Insert the probe base into the tonometer.
• Screw the collar in, to lock the probe base.
CLEANING THE TONOMETER
WARNING
Never immerse the Icare tonometer, spray, pour or spill liquid onto the Icare tonometer, its accessories, connectors, switches or openings in the chassis.
Dry any liquid on the surface of the tonometer immediately.
Icare ic100’s surfaces have been tested and found chemically resistant to the following liquids:
• 100 % 2-propanol
• Mild soap solution
• 95 % Pursept solution
Cleaning instructions for surfaces:
• Turn the power off.
• Dampen a soft cloth with one of the liquids mentioned above.
• Lightly wipe the surfaces of the tonometer with the soft cloth.
• Dry the surfaces with a dry soft cloth.
RETURNING THE ICARE TONOMETER FOR SERVICING / REPAIR
Contact Icare Finland’s Technical Services Department (see www.icarefinland.com) or your local Icare representative for shipping instructions. Unless
otherwise instructed by Icare Finland, there is no need to ship accessories along with the tonometer. Use a suitable carton with the appropriate packaging
material to protect the device during shipment. Return the device using any shipping method that includes proof of delivery.