GE CARESCAPE - 1 About this manual; Intended use of this manual; Intended markets of this manual; Intended audience of this manual

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Aboutthismanual
Intendeduseofthismanual
Thismanualisanintegralpartofthedeviceanddescribesitsintendeduse.Itshould
alwaysbekeptclosetotheequipment.Observanceofthemanualisaprerequisite
forproperperformanceandcorrectoperationandensurespatientandusersafety.
Informationwhichrefersonlytocertainversionsoftheproduct(s)isaccompaniedby
themodelnumber(s)oftheproduct(s)concerned.Themodelnumberisgivenon
thedeviceplateoftheproduct.
Intendedmarketsofthismanual
ThismanualisnotintendedforU.S.FDA-regulatedmarketsbecausethemodules
E-PSMWandE-PSMPWandtheinformationregardingmonitors’intendeduseare
notclearedforuseinthosecountries.
Intendedaudienceofthismanual
Thismanualisintendedforclinicalprofessionals.Clinicalprofessionalsareexpected
tohaveaworkingknowledgeofmedicalprocedures,practicesandterminology
requiredtoprovidepatientcare.Usingthedeviceshouldneverreplacenorimpede
thehumaninterventionandrequiredpatientcareprovidedbyclinicalprofessionals.
Trainingrequirements
Noproduct-specictrainingisrequiredfortheuseoftheCARESCAPEmodular
monitors.
Manualconventions
Thismanualusesthefollowingstylestoemphasizetextorindicateaction.
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GE
Fortechnicaldocumentationpurposes,theabbreviationGEis
usedforthelegalentitynames,GEMedicalSystemsInformation
Technologies,Inc.andGEHealthcareFinlandOy.
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