GE MAC 1600

Introduction
RegulatoryandSafetyInformation
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthesafeuseandregulatorycomplianceof
thisdevice.Familiarizeyourselfwiththisinformationandreadandunderstandall
instructionsbeforeattemptingtousethisdevice.Thesystemsoftwareisconsidered
medicalsoftware.Assuch,itwasdesignedandmanufacturedtotheappropriate
medicalregulationsandcontrols.AnyexceptionsarenotedintheCompliance
Information-Exceptionssection.
NOTE:
Disregardingthesafetyinformationprovidedisconsideredabnormaluseof
thisdeviceandcouldresultininjury,lossofdata,andvoidanyexistingproduct
warranties.
SafetyConventions
AHazardisasourceofpotentialinjurytoaperson,property,ortheproduct.
ThismanualusesthetermsDANGER,WARNING,andCAUTIONtopointouthazards
andtodesignateadegreeorlevelofseriousness.Familiarizeyourselfwiththe
followingdenitionsandtheirsignicance.
DenitionsofSafetyConventions
Safety
Convention
Denition
DANGER
Indicatesanimminenthazard,which,ifnotavoided,willresultindeath
orseriousinjury.
WARNING
Indicatesapotentialhazardorunsafepractice,which,ifnotavoided,
couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION
Indicatesapotentialhazardorunsafepractice,which,ifnotavoided,
couldresultinminorpersonalinjuryorproduct/propertydamage.
SafetyHazards
Thefollowingmessagesapplytotheproductasawhole.Specicmessagesmay
alsoappearelsewhereinthemanual.
DANGER:
Donotuseinthepresenceofammableanesthetics.
WARNING:
CONNECTIONTOMAINS.ThisisclassIequipment.
Themainsplugmustbeconnectedtoanappropriatelygroundedpowersupply.
WARNING:
BATTERYOPERATION.Iftheintegrityoftheprotectiveearthconductorisindoubt,
operatetheunitfromitsbattery.
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