Atmos Variotherm plus - 1 Introduction; Notes on Operating Instructions

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1.0 Introduction
1.1 Notes on operating instructions
These operating instructions contain important notes on
howtooperatetheVariothermplus,correctlyandeffectively.
Therefore,theyareintendednotonlyfornewoperating
personneltobeinstructedinitsuse,butalsoforuseas
areferencemanual.Theyhelptoavoidrisks,andalsoto
reducerepaircostsanddown-times.Furthermore,reliability
andservice-lifeoftheequipmentwillbeincreased.For
these reasons these operating instructions must always
be kept available near the appliance.
Priortorstusepleaseperusethechapter“Foryour
safety”,inordertobepreparedforanypossibledangerous
situations.Todothisduringwork,wouldbetoolate.
The basic principles are:
Judicious and careful work provides best protection
against accidents!
Operational safety and readiness for use of the device
dependnotonlyonyourcapabilities,butalsoonthecare
and maintenance given to the Variotherm plus. For this
reasonregularcleaningandserviceworkareamust.Major
maintenanceandrepairworkmaybecarriedoutonlyby
expertpersonnelauthorisedbyATMOS.Incaseofrepairs
you should insist that only original spare parts are used. You
willthenhavethewarrantythatoperationalsafety,readiness
forworkandthevalueofyourdevicewillbepreserved.
• The product Variotherm plus bears CE marking CE-0124
according to the EC Directive of the council for medical
products 93/42/EEC and meets the basic requirements of
Appendix I of the directive.
• TheproductVariothermpluscomplieswithallapplicable
requirements of the Directive 2011/65/EC restricting the
use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and
electronicequipment(“RoHS”).
• The declaration of conformity and our general standard
termsandconditionscanbeobtainedonourwebsiteat
www.atmosmed.com.
• ThequalitymanagementsystemappliedatATMOShas
beencertiedaccordingtointernationalstandardsEN
13485.
• Reprints-alsoinextracts-onlywithpermissioninwritten
formbyATMOS.
Short cuts / symbols contained in these operating
instructions:
• Indicating a list
- Subdivision of a list/activity
Therecommendedsequencemustbefollowedineach
case!
) Indicating particularly important advice!
ª Describing the effect of an activity.
ATMOS
MedizinTechnikGmbH&Co.KG
Ludwig-Kegel-Straße16
79853 Lenzkirch
Germany
Phone: + 49 7653 689-0
Fax:
+ 49 7653 689-190
+497653689-393(ServiceCentre)
E-mail: atmos@atmosmed.de
Internet:www.atmosmed.de