Hologic InSight 2 Mini C-Arm

Today we’re going to take a look at the Hologic InSight 2 Mini C-Arm and show you basically how it works.

First, we’ll turn it on with the green button down here. That’s the power button. While it boots up, we’ll take a look at the C-arm’s articulation. This is about how low it goes, about knee height, and up approximately belly button level. We can rotate it here and back around the other way in our orbital rotation. This is pretty nice, about 120 degrees.

The machine has booted up here.

To begin, just tap Admin. Once we’re in, we’re going to show you how to go into Perform and Review. Always, when you’re shutting the machine down, use the Shutdown button on the screen, not the power button. That allows Windows to shut down properly and gives you fewer issues in the future.

Here’s the home screen. To start imaging, press Perform. You have to have at least one letter in each of the last name, first name, and patient ID fields. So we’ll just put in one letter here. It’s a touchscreen, which helps you navigate through all the different tabs. And then we’re going to Perform.

Hold the foot pedal down for at least one second. Also wait at least a second in between images. It just helps make sure that the machine runs smoothly.

Once you’re finished imaging, press the Review button. On your review screen, you can either select all, or you can select specific images by holding the Control button down and tapping the images you want. You can either print them or export them.

If there was a USB stick loaded on here, you’d be able to see it here and send your images as a DICOM, TIFF, or JPEG. You can also save them permanently to the system. When you’re finished, just press End Session. It’s going to give you a pop-up.

If you’ve already saved the ones you wanted, just go ahead and end the session. Then, when you want to make sure they’re there, select your case, press Review, and there are your saved images.

While X-raying, hold the button down for at least one second. This will give you the optimal image that this machine can produce. Also, in between presses, wait at least a second so the machine can properly process the images.

When you’re all finished using the machine, just hit the Shutdown button on the screen. Please do not use the on/off button to shut down. Pressing the Shutdown button allows Windows to shut down properly. After it’s shut down, please unplug it from the wall because there are components that are powered all the time when it’s plugged in.

That’s a quick overview of the Hologic InSight 2. For sales or service, please give us a call at 800-643-2998 or send us an email at info@minicarm.com. Thank you.