natus Aurical HIT, User Manual

Page 1: ...Aurical HIT and the Otosuite HIT Module User Guide Doc No 7 50 1230 EN 07 Part No 7 50 12300 EN...

Page 2: ...Icon Otometrics the Otometrics Icon Aurical Madsen HI PRO 2 Otoscan ICS and HORTMANN are registered trademarks of Natus Medical Denmark ApS in the U S A and or other countries Version release date 20...

Page 3: ...3 Installation 5 4 The test chamber 5 5 Testing hearing instruments 8 6 Maintenance and Calibration 16 7 Other references 17 8 Technical specifications 17 9 Definition of symbols 20 10 Warnings Cautio...

Page 4: ...ments User Population There are no contraindications for using the 1082 The 1082 is intended for objective hearing aid veri fication testing without patient involvement User Environment The 1082 is in...

Page 5: ...received all necessary parts and accessories If your package is incomplete contact your local distributor 3 Installation Place Aurical HIT on an absolutely stable surface In order to exclude ambient n...

Page 6: ...n plate 8 C Cable groove 8 The Aurical HIT handle 8 some models only 4 1 The coupler assembly The coupler assembly consists of the following parts A Coupler adapter B Coupler cavity C Coupler micropho...

Page 7: ...gle between 2cc coupler and ear simulator The selected coupler type is saved with measurements for later reference Coupler microphone The coupler microphone is located in a coupler bottom piece which...

Page 8: ...a level where the microphone or microphones are approximately centered in relation to the loudspeaker 4 4 The Aurical HIT handle This only applies to models equipped with a carrying handle The handle...

Page 9: ...ITE hearing instruments 14 3 Testing When you have positioned the hearing instrument correctly you can test it using the Otosuite HIT module as described in How to perform a standard test 15 or you ca...

Page 10: ...m factor the type of hearing instrument the only two important things to remember are Aligning directional microphones along the loudspeaker axis Positioning the reference microphone as close as possi...

Page 11: ...rical HIT automatically detects the battery simulator Warning When you have connected the battery simulator make sure that it does not touch other metal parts as this may short circuit the system 5 4...

Page 12: ...al BTE hearing instruments This procedure applies to any type of standard BTE hearing instruments with traditional earmolds Using the HA 2 adapter and BTE adapter tube 12 Aurical HIT 5 Testing hearing...

Page 13: ...nts with the Receiver In the Ear RIE Receiver In the Canal RIC and pre bent tubing Using the HA 1 ITE adapter If you place some acoustic putty on the receiver wire this will shift its resonance freque...

Page 14: ...e hearing instrument During telecoil testing Aurical HIT automatically detects the orientation of the hearing instrument 2 Enable telecoil mode in the hearing instrument 3 Close the lid and start test...

Page 15: ...ed in automatically when you use Otosuite with Noah together with the fitting software for the hearing instrument 5 Position the hearing instrument so that it is ready for testing and switch it on 6 I...

Page 16: ...ny adaptational behavior of the hearing instrument Adaptive directionality often takes 10 to 15 seconds or more before the dir ectionality of the hearing instrument is fully efficient 3 You can either...

Page 17: ...Caution Keep the unit away from liquids Do not allow moisture inside the unit Moisture inside the unit can damage the instrument and it may result in a risk of electrical shock to the user or patient...

Page 18: ...an 2 0 70 90 dB SPL Acoustic measurements Frequency range coupler microphone equalized 125 to 200 Hz 3 dB 200 to 5000 Hz 1 dB 5000 to 10000 Hz 3 dB Battery simulator Voltage range 0 to 2 0 V Resolutio...

Page 19: ...m 6 562 feet Warm up time 15 min Standards Aurical HIT CE marked according to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2014 30 EU Safety IEC 61010 1 2010 Test standards ANSI S3 22 2009 IEC 60118 7...

Page 20: ...anufactured ISO 15223 1 2016 Refer ence no 5 1 4 ISO 7000 2607 Medical devices Symbols to be used with medical device labels labeling and information to be sup plied Part 1 Gen eral requirements Use b...

Page 21: ...otection from moisture ISO 15223 Keep dry ISO 7000 Keep away from rain ISO 15223 1 Reference no 5 3 7 ISO 7000 0632 Medical devices Symbols to be used with medical device labels labelling and informat...

Page 22: ...use Oper ator s manual operating instruc tions Indicates the need for the user to consult the instructions for use ISO 15223 1 Clause 5 4 4 ISO 60601 1 Table D 1 sym bol 10 Medical devices Symbols to...

Page 23: ...onic waste equipment waste should not be discarded together with unseparated waste but must be collected separately 21 CFR Part 801 109 b 1 Labeling Prescription devices Prescription only Indicates th...

Page 24: ...d electronic equipment must not dis card WEEE together with other wastes Users must use the municipal collection schemes or the producer importers take back obligation or licensed waste carriers to re...

Page 25: ...her metal parts 10 2 General cautions Caution Do not use a defective device Caution Install the device in an environment that minimizes the amount of environmental noise Caution Do not use the device...

Page 26: ...temperatures and humidity exceeding those stated in the Technical Spe cifications Note We recommend that an annual calibration be performed on accessories containing microphones Furthermore we recomme...

Page 27: ...1 Responsibility of the manufacturer The manufacturer is to be considered responsible for effects on safety reliability and performance of the equipment only if All assembly operations extensions re...

Page 28: ...11 Manufacturer 28 Aurical HIT...