Icare TA01 Quick Manual

QUICK GUIDE

Measuring

button

Selector

button

TURNING THE TONOMETER ON
AND LOADING THE PROBE

ALWAYS USE WRIST STRAP
FOR SAFE AND SECURE USE

Press the measuring button.1.

When display shows LoAd, load the single 2.
use probe into the tonometer as follows:

2.

Open the probe tube. Remove the cap 3.
and insert the probe into the probe base.
Be careful not to drop the probe from the
tonometer.

Press the measuring button once. The 4.
tonometer is ready for use when 00 ap­pears on the display.

3.

QUICK GUIDE

1.

4.

MEASUREMENT

Ask the patient to relax and look 1. straight
ahead at a specific point to keep the eye
steady during the measurement.

Bring the tonometer near the patient’s eye. 2.
Check that the central groove is in a horizon-
tal position. It’s not necessary to look at the
display during the measurement since the
device gives sound signals about errors etc.

Keep the distance from the tip of the probe 3.
to the patient’s cornea at 4 to 8 millimeters
(1/6-1/3 inch). If necessary, adjust the
forehead support.

ONE SHORT BEEP

Indicates a correct single measurement.

DOUBLE BEEP

Indicates an incorrect measurement.
(See error codes from manual).

LONG BEEP

Indicates that six succesfull measure­ments are done and IOP result is available
at the display.

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Press the measuring button lightly. The tip of 4.
the probe should make contact with the
central cornea.

Six measurements are made. Once the six 5.
correct measurements are done, the IOP will
be shown on display.

Please refer to the manual for additional in-6.
formation.

Press either selector button until the dis­play shows ‘End‘. Press the measuring but­ton for two seconds - the display will show
‘byE’ and the tonometer will switch off.

If the tonometer is not used for two
minutes, it will automatically switch off.

90

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4–8 mm

(1/6–1/3”)

QUICK GUIDE

Forehead support

Collar

Probe base

Central groove

Forehead support
adjusting wheel

Display

Selector button

CHANGE/CLEAN THE
PROBE BASE REGULARLY
TO MAINTAIN THE ACCU­RACY AND TO AVOID
UNNECESSARY SERVICE.

CLEANING THE PROBE BASE

The probe base can be reused after
careful cleaning. Make sure that the
probe base is completely dry before
using it.

1. Unscrew the probe base collar and
carefully remove the probe base
from the tonometer.

2. Invert the probe base over a
container filled with pure alcohol
solution, allowing the probe base
to drop into the container and let
soak for 5 - 30 minutes.

3. Dry the probe base by blowing
some compressed air into it.

4. Carefully reinsert the completely
dry probe base, screw the collar
back into the tonometer.

Please refer to the manual for more
detailed instructions of changing
and cleaning the probe base.

Measuring button

TA01i-007 EN-2.0