Use Instructions

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RIMS-IFU-001 /Rev.1  Page30/43
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⑨ Inserttheprotrudingpartoftheneedleintothepatient’sinjectionsite,andholdtheEPIAfirmly
againsttheoperationsite.
Hold the EPIA firmly and fix it onto the patient’s injection areawith one hand (lefthand
recommended). 
   OperatethebuttonsofEPIAwiththeotherhand(righthandrecommended).
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⑩ BypressingtheForwardbutton,  thesyringeandtheneedlewillautomaticallyadvance,and
theneedlewillbeinsertedintothepatient’sbody.
Duringtheoperation,makesurethatthedeviceispressedfirmlyagainsttheinjection
areatoavoidbeingpushedback. 
Duringtheoperation,theplungerisnotaffected,therebytheanestheticisnotinjected
whiletheneedleisbeinginserted.
⑪ Thepressuredataaretransmittedinreal‐timetothedisplaydevice. 
Throughthepressuregraph,theoperatorcanmonitortheintra‐insertionmovementoftheneedle,
needleinsertionlength,andthepressurechangeappliedtotheneedle.
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⑫ Whenthetipoftheneedleenterstheepiduralspace,thepressuredecreasesrapidly. 
Whilemonitoringthechangesinthepressuregraph,theoperatorcanstoptheprogressoftheneedle
bypressingtheSTOPbutton . 
Bydetectingarapiddropinpressure,thedevicewillautomaticallystopattheepiduralspace. 
Theoperatorcanconfirmthatthe pressureisconstantlykeptlowbypressingthe0.2mm
button,therebyconfirmingthattheautomaticstoppointcoincideswiththeepiduralspace.
⑬ After the stop,if additional progress is required, press the 0.2mm button  to advance the
needlefinely.
Ifawithdrawalisrequired,presstheBackbutton  tomovetheneedlebackward. 
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