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  • - [Voiceover] The SonoSite S Series offers superb image

  • quality in a compact and simple to use ultrasound system.

  • This short video will demonstrate the system's

  • key features and functions.

  • For more in-depth information,

  • please refer to the system user guide.

  • The S Series operates efficiently on either AC

  • or battery power.

  • To install the battery, turn the system upside down.

  • Place the battery into the battery compartment.

  • Push down on the cover until the latch snaps into place.

  • If the battery is being installed for the first time

  • it will need to be charged.

  • To remove the battery, push up on the locking lever

  • and lift the battery from the compartment.

  • Connect the power cord to the system to use AC power.

  • To turn the system on, press the Power key.

  • The system will power up completely for use in 15 seconds.

  • To connect a transducer, insert the transducer connector

  • with the latch up and rotated clockwise.

  • Turn the latch counter-clockwise and press the latch down.

  • To remove the transducer, pull the latch up

  • and rotate it clockwise.

  • On the back of the system is an embedded mini-dock

  • for connectivity and data transfer.

  • There are ports for Ethernet, digital video out,

  • and two S-videos.

  • There are also ports for an audio jack, composite video,

  • and nine-pin serial or RS232 serial port, power,

  • and two USB ports.

  • On the right side of the system there is an additional

  • USB port and an audio jack for headphones.

  • The USB ports can be used for image storage

  • and system software upgrades.

  • The system control panel is simple to use.

  • Many controls and features are automated to simplify

  • the user interface and minimize the number of keys.

  • The primary controls, or the controls used most often,

  • are located along the bottom edge

  • of the image display screen.

  • They secondary controls are located along the left side

  • of the ultrasound image display.

  • In the lower middle of the control panel is the touch pad

  • which can be used to select, adjust,

  • and move objects on the screen.

  • The Select key is used to make various choices depending

  • upon the function that is activated.

  • It is used to switch between calipers for measurement,

  • the zoom function, and the text forms.

  • The first knob has multiple functions.

  • When the system is in imaging mode this knob

  • controls the gain levels.

  • There are three choices.

  • Far, near, and overall gain.

  • The system default is overall gain.

  • To choose another gain setting, push the knob to toggle

  • between the gain settings.

  • Near adjusts the gain applied to the near field

  • of the image.

  • Far adjusts the gain applied to the far field of the image.

  • And overall adjusts the overall gain applied

  • to the entire image.

  • When the system is in Color Doppler Imaging mode,

  • the first knob controls the overall gain

  • of the color Doppler.

  • When an image is frozen the gain knob can also be used

  • to review images in the seni buffer.

  • Counter-clockwise and the clockwise rotation of the knob

  • scrolls backward and forward through the stored images.

  • The second knob is used for adjustment of imaging depth.

  • Turning the knob clockwise increases the depth.

  • Counter-clockwise decreases the imaging depth.

  • A beep sounds when the minimum or maximum

  • of the range is reached.

  • The Freeze button stops the live imaging

  • and displays a frozen image.

  • The Save button allows you to save a frozen image

  • to the internal storage of the system.

  • Color turns color Doppler or color power Doppler on and off.

  • In the secondary controls, page numbers are indicated

  • at the bottom of the screen.

  • Select the Page key to activate the next page of controls.

  • On the first page of the secondary controls,

  • the Patient key allows exam information to be entered

  • into the system, including patient demographics.

  • This screen is also used to select the exam type,

  • the exam label, and provide data regarding

  • who performed the examination and the institution

  • where it was performed.

  • Information entered here will be displayed

  • on the image display screen.

  • The Exam key can be selected during a patient exam

  • to quickly change exam types without having to return

  • to the patient data entry screen.

  • The exam types menu lists the exam types that are

  • appropriate for the transducer selected.

  • Selecting the appropriate exam type ensures that

  • system parameters have been adjusted for optimal

  • viewing of the structure of interest.

  • The Clip key allows you to save a movie

  • of the ultrasound image.

  • A clip length from 2 - 60 seconds may be captured.

  • The clip length to be saved is determined

  • in the system setup menu.

  • The SonoSite S Series system can automatically adjust

  • the 2D gain levels to the optimal level.

  • Select Auto Gain to activate this feature instead of

  • using the manual gain controls.

  • The second page of the secondary controls includes

  • the biopsy feature, which will depend upon

  • the transducer type.

  • Select Biopsy to display the biopsy guidelines.

  • Select again to turn off.

  • Zoom magnifies the image by a factor of two.

  • Press once to choose the region of interest.

  • Use the touch pad to position the region of interest

  • box within the image.

  • Press the Zoom key again to magnify the area of interest.

  • Press the Zoom or the 2D key to exit.

  • The Zoom key feature is also available on a frozen image.

  • Press the Zoom key to activate and the touch pad to pan

  • the image to the area of interest.

  • To optimize the image, select 2D optimization settings

  • based on the patient's body habitus.

  • The system will automatically adjust features such as

  • focal zones, transducer frequency, and bandwidth.

  • Res provides the best resolution possible.

  • Gen provides a balance between resolution and penetration.

  • Pen provides the best possible penetration.

  • The image can be displayed in four image orientations.

  • Up right.

  • Down right.

  • Down left.

  • Up left.

  • Press the Orientation key to scroll through

  • the image display choices.

  • Page three of the secondary controls contains controls

  • for image display brightness and sono MB.

  • To change the system's screen brightness,

  • select a setting from 1 - 10.

  • Reset will change the setting to the system default level.

  • Sono MB reduces speckle noise in the ultrasound image,

  • improves contrast resolution,

  • and enhances tissue interfaces and boundaries.

  • This feature can be turned on or off but SonoSite

  • recommends that sono MB be used routinely for 2D imaging.

  • To return to the first page of controls,

  • select the 2D imaging key at the far right

  • of the primary controls.

  • When the ultrasound image is frozen there are several

  • features available to optimize the image.

  • The image can be zoomed to clearly identify

  • a structure of interest.

  • Or other frames may be selected by scrolling

  • through the seni buffer.

  • Once the image is optimized,

  • structures can be measured by selecting Calipers.

  • The generic Caliper button activates up to eight

  • sets of calipers on the screen.

  • From this menu, area measurements may also be selected.

  • Select Save to send the desired images to the internal

  • storage of the system.

  • Select Print to send the image to a printer.

- [Voiceover] The SonoSite S Series offers superb image

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