Summary of Icare HOME TA022
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Home instruction manual for health care professionals english.
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 2 3 icare home icare home icare ® home (model: ta022) instruction manual ta022-036 en-3.1 this device complies with: medical device directive 93/42/eec canadian medical device regulations copyright © 2014 icare finland oy made in finland icare finland oy...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 4 5 icare home icare home warning! The safety and effectiveness of the icare home tonometer has not been evaluated for patients with: uncorrected near visual acuity of 20/200 or worse. Only one functional eye. Poor or eccentric fixation. Hearing impairme...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 6 7 icare home icare home 3. Introduction the icare home tonometer is a hand-held device for self-use. The great advantage is that a topical anesthetic is not needed. The tonometer uses the rebound method. A small and light single-use probe makes contact...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 8 9 icare home icare home 6. Setting up the tonometer setting up your icare home tonometer is easy, with few steps. The following subchapters describe how you get started. 6.1 installing or changing the battery note! Make sure you use batteries with buil...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 10 11 icare home icare home 7. Using the tonometer 7.1 choosing the measurement mode the tonometer can operate in two modes: series mode the series mode is especially useful in self-tonometry. In the series mode, keeping the button pressed down (see figu...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 12 13 icare home icare home 7.2 adjusting the measurement position warning! Do not bring the tonometer into contact with the eye or push it into the eye (the tip of the probe should be 4-8mm, or 5/32-5/16”, from the eye). To adjust the measurement positi...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 14 15 icare home icare home 7.4 taking the measurements warning! Do not bring the tonometer into contact with the eye or push it into the eye (the tip of the probe should be 4-8mm, or 5/32-5/16”, from the eye). The probe will make a gentle and brief cont...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 16 17 icare home icare home 8. Reading the measurement data the tonometer stores information on every complete measurement sequence of six measurements. The stored information includes the calculated final eye pressure reading in mmhg, time and date of t...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 18 19 icare home icare home 10. Icare home tonometer training procedures for certification of health care providers (hcp) and caregivers all health care providers and caregivers must receive training from a certified trainer and be certified prior to per...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 20 21 icare home icare home 2. Turning the tonometer on: • press the power button. All indicator lights on the back panel will flash once and you will hear a short beep. • the load light will flash alone when the tonometer is ready to load the probe. • t...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 22 23 icare home icare home step 5 – test measurement hcp: 1. Load a new probe and ask the same hcp to measure his/her own iop three times in each eye with the same tonometer used in the reference measurement. 2. Observe if the positioning is correct. Do...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 24 25 icare home icare home 3. The hcp loads the probe: • unwraps the probe. • removes the lid of the probe container. • drops the probe into the probe base without touching the probe by holding the probe container. • presses the measurement (play) butto...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 26 27 icare home icare home 14. Technical and performance data type ta022 dimensions: approximately 11cm x 8cm x 3cm. Weight: approximately 150g. Power supply: 2 x cr123 non-rechargeable batteries (make sure you use batteries with built-in ptc protection...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 28 29 icare home icare home 15. Symbols 16. Electromagnetic declaration caution see operating instructions for more information bf-type device single-use disposable serial number use by manufacturer keep dry manufacturing date lot number sterilized using...
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Www.Icaretonometer.Com www.Icaretonometer.Com 30 31 icare home icare home notes guidance and manufacturer’s declaration – electromagnetic immunity icarehomeisintendedforuseintheelectromagneticenvironmentspecifiedbelow. The customer or the user of the icare home should assure that it is used in such ...
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