Use Instructions

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3. InstructiontoUse 
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① PreparethesterilizedEPIAdevice,anepiduralneedle,anda5mlsyringe. 
Ifneeded,fillthesyringewithsalineorananesthetictobeinjectedintotheepiduralspace.
② Removeastyletfromtheepiduralneedle. 
③ Combinethesyringeandtheepiduralneedle.
④ OpenthesyringecoverofEPIAbypressingtheOPEN  button.
⑤ Insert the flange of thesyringebarrelintothesyringeholderofEPIAandplacetheneedleinthe
grooveinthefrontofthedevice. 
WhenusingaTuohytypeneedle,inserttheneedleandsyringeinthecorrectdirectionconsidering
thebevel(slope)oftheneedletipandthecurveddirection. 
Typically,thebevelfacestoanterior(cranial,towardhead)sothattheinjectedanestheticcaneasily
spreadintoanteriorepiduralspace.
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⑥ ClosetheEPIAcoveruntilitclicksandsecurethesyringetoavoidshaking. 
⑦ AfterconnectingEPIAtoadisplaydevice(Pleasereferto“section2.DeviceConnectionofChapter
III”),runtheprogramonthedisplaydevice.
⑧ Beforethestart,checkthatthegraphislocatedatthestart(setting)position. 
(TheXandYaxesofthegraphintheprogramshouldbelocatedat0.) 
AlsocheckthatthesyringeholderofEPIAislocatedatthestart(setting)position.
For the proper insertion, it is recommended to protrude a part of needle (about 20 mm) by
pressingtheForwardbuttonandthenStopbutton.
Usetheprotrudingpartoftheneedle,toinsertitintotheinjectionsiteinadvance.
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