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1. pressure for effective MLD is 30 32 mmHg millimeters of mercury Greater pressure may cause micro trauma causing a decrease in lymphatic transport Maximum reduction in limb volume is de pendent upon the exceptionally light pressure of MLD sufficient time of treatment appropriate pressure and the type of edema RMS PTS Quick Start Guide Page 2 Other Applications and Research Any digital palpation or measurement pitting test etc may be standardized measured and learned rapidly with the RMS sensor system For compression bandaging pressure verification for case studies including pain response to palpation the RMS performs much the same as full glove pressure measurement systems costing up to 25 000 or more and makes accuracy and repeatability possible on a low budget CONTROL PANELS The RMS system may be used without further adjustment after initial CALIBRATION All basic adjustments are set at the factory and are re initialized by performing a reset Following the illustration are short notes on the available adjustments and controls Metrics _ _ Displays signal strength calibration numbers time and pressure settings and more Two panels to set units and sample rate are here Any value may be set by user Calibration _ Allows system calibration any time to validate the sensor accuracy The interface to the Macintosh is set here to make the basic connections The display is frozen stopped by cli2. Quick Start Guide Resistive Measurement System RMS Pressure Test System PTS R The online RMS Online User Manual is accessed by clicking on the gt www VodderMLD com address on the bottom right corner of the Direct access hyperlink is also accessible from the PTS Help pull down menu on the top bar of the monitor when PTS is running User questions and suggestions are welcomed via email at GayLee VodderMLD com The PTS runs reliably on Macintosh Computers using OSX 10 5 or later Windows version coming soon ACCESS The PTS pull down menu includes an About RMS screen with a hyperlink to the RMS User RMS main window or enter online at VodderMLD com pts ptshome Ga Gay Lee Gulbrandson ified Dr Vodder Instructor d 36 00mmHg 30 08 1219 3 00mmHg 5 00s Wisi 28 41 Manual at VodderMLD com this link is also in the PTS G pull down menu and on the PTS main window Patent Pending QUICK START Use RMS now To Start Load the software disc Open the disc image on the desktop Drag the appropriate RMS program icon into the Applications folder image alias within the open RMS Folder Choose Intel or the earlier PowerPC icon depending upon your computer This info is available in the About this Mac window under the menu Now double click the program image you just dragged to the Applications folder Enter the required registra tion information and code from t
3. cking this button View measure project the image Select the image color thickness gradient or graph style The trace may be modified in almost unlimited ways Measures the impeak at any point along the trace and a digital display of pressure and time are shown according to the position of the cursor The screen image may be printed or saved on command with date time name and detailed notes in color or grayscale etc The RMS Preferences pull down menu provides program reset setup choices and more The RMS Help button and Help pull down menu has Calibration assistance access to the online User Manual and error recovery reset button Online User Manual Accessed from the RMS program HELP menu or at VodderMLD com web site or your pre vious downloaded PDF all controls calibration conversion values user information are explained in detail Included in RMS Silver Kit Pressure Sensor Wire Cable Mounting Strap Calibration Weight Storage Box Quick User Guide Specification Sheet Software Disc Cleansing Pads PATENT PENDING Macintosh MAC OS Velcro Windows and Mylar are registered trademarks of Apple Inc Velcro Group Microsoft DuPont respectively
4. he program disc Next 1 Plug the wire cable into the MIC and HEAD PHONE jacks on your MAC per the instruction window Next 2 Click the button on RMS main window and follow the on screen prompts Per form basic initial calibration steps Next 3 The pressure sensor is placed on the limb held by the wide Velcro strap mounting that sticks to itself Easy to do even one handed Use soft side toward skin Action Place finger tip finger pad or palm over the flex ible sensor end and perform an MLD stroke You may test your own hands or other people s hands You may use Example of display using PTS standard default setting Current value is in yellow peak is in red and low is in blue digits different fingers or whole hand palm Place the sensor anywhere over surfaces of the body that are not sharply curved or on sharp or bony points Contact and cover ap ply pressure to the entire sensing pad tip Result The on screen trace shows both time and pressure Adjust screen size by mouse drag on bottom right corner Time The duration time of the stroke can be seen across the horizontal axis of the display side to side GOAL ap prox 1 5 seconds per stroke Pressure The pressure applied is seen on the vertical axis of the display up and down The higher the trace the greater the pressure applied GOAL approx 30 mmHg peak MLD pressure returning to Zero near bottom of screen between strokes For MLD The peak
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