6.2 Inspections and Function Checks
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Damage, defects and wear resulting from improper operation and after long-term use can-
not be ruled out.
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if they are not recognised and corrected immediately.
To this end, there are legal requirements for conducting regular inspections in order to guar-
antee the safe condition of this medical product. According to § 4 of the Medical Devices Op-
erator Ordinance (Medizinprodukte-Betreiberverordnung) it is the responsibility of the opera-
tor to maintain this product. For this reason, the following regular inspections and function
checks must be carried out by the operator.
In other countries outside Germany or the EU, the relevant national regulations must be com-
plied with.
The operator is furthermore obliged to instruct care staff about the maintenance work that
they must perform. Maintenance work that must be carried out by care staff is described in
the chapter Part C: Maintenance » 33.
The operator of this care bed is obliged according to MPBetreibV (Medical Devices Operator
Ordinance) Section 4 to conduct regular inspections after each renewed assembly, after each
maintenance and during regular operation to ensure the safe condition of the care bed.
These inspections must be repeated within the regular maintenance activities depending on
the conditions of use according to MPBetreibV § 4 and the inspections prescribed by the Em-
ployers' Liability Insurance Associations for mobile electrical equipment in commercial use
according to DGUV regulation 3 (Testing of Mobile Electrical Equipment in Commercial Use).
All servicing and maintenance measures must be carried out when the bed is unoccupied.
Maintenance
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