3M Littmann Cardiology S.T.C. Soft-Touch Chestpiece Bedienungsanleitung Seite 6

Indications
Tois device is intended for medical diagnostic
purposes only. It can be used for auscultation of
heart, lung and other body sounds. This product is not
designed, sold or intended for use except as indicated.
Instructions for Use:
Gripping of the Stethoscope and Changing
Frequencies U sing the Tunable Diaphragm.
The 3M™ Littmann® Cardiology S.T.C. allows for a
variety of auscultation styles. G rasp the stethoscope
chestpiece as you are most comfortable, either two
or three finger style. Your Littmann C ardiology S.T.C.
stethoscope is equipped with a tunable diaphragm
that enables you to listen to both low and high
frequency sounds without rotation of the chestpiece.
Low frequencies:To listen to
low frequency sounds
(traditional bell mode) use
very light pressure on skin
contact or lay the chest piece
over the area of auscultation.
High frequencies:To listen to
high frequency sounds
(traditional diaphragm mode),
press firmly on the
chestpiece. To listen to low
and high frequency sounds
without removing and
repositioning the chestpiece
simply alternate between
light and firm hand pressure
on the chestpiece.
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Headset Adjustment:
Your new Littmann ste
designed to provide a
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acoustically sealed ear
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that the ear-tubes are se
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accommodate the typical
ana~omy of the ear canal. The
e~rt1p~ should point in a
forwara
direction as you insert them into
your ear canals.
To reduce spring tension in the
headset, hold each ear-tube at
the
bend near the eartip and gradualli
pull apart until fully extended.
To increase spring tension, grasp
the headset with one hand where
the ear-tubes enter the plastic
tubing and squeeze until the
plastic tubing on one ear-tube
touches the other. Repeat
as necessary.
For maximum acoustic
performance, comfortable
patented
3M'"
Littmann Snap
Tight Soft-Sealing Eartips are
provided with your stethoscope.
This stethoscope utilizes a unique
design for attaching the eartip
to
the ear-tube. The eartips are
pushed on to the end of the .
ear-tube and snapped firmly into
place. To remove, pull fim1ly on
the eartip.