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Tips for using the ultraStand -
Suggested clinical protocols
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- Locate ultrasound machine and ultraStand at bedside. Set comfortable working height with required controls in reach (i.e. image capture, depth, probe, ultraStand probe holder, bed height adjustment). Fig 1 - SOLO: same side as operator Fig 2 - w/ assistant: opposite side as operator
- Position patient on bed
- Pre-scan patient with free hand probe (not in ultraStand yet)
- Position ultraStand above patient (as pictured below)
- Insert probe into ultraStand probe holder facing up. Secure with Velcro strap. Dispense gel onto probe. (as shown below)
- Continue on to Section 2: Create Sterile Field
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