National Instruments PCI-8430 - Warning Regarding Use of National Instruments Products

WARNINGREGARDINGUSEOFNATIONAL
INSTRUMENTSPRODUCTS
(1)NATIONALINSTRUMENTSPRODUCTSARENOTDESIGNED
WITHCOMPONENTSANDTESTINGFORALEVELOFRELIABILITY
SUITABLEFORUSEINORINCONNECTIONWITHSURGICAL
IMPLANTSORASCRITICALCOMPONENTSINANYLIFESUPPORT
SYSTEMSWHOSEFAILURETOPERFORMCANREASONABLYBE
EXPECTEDTOCAUSESIGNIFICANTINJURYTOAHUMAN.
(2)INANYAPPLICATION,INCLUDINGTHEABOVE,RELIABILITYOF
OPERATIONOFTHESOFTWAREPRODUCTSCANBEIMPAIREDBY
ADVERSEFACTORS,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTO
FLUCTUATIONSINELECTRICALPOWERSUPPLY,COMPUTER
HARDWAREMALFUNCTIONS,COMPUTEROPERATINGSYSTEM
SOFTWAREFITNESS,FITNESSOFCOMPILERSAND
DEVELOPMENTSOFTWAREUSEDTODEVELOPANAPPLICATION,
INSTALLATIONERRORS,SOFTWAREANDHARDWARE
COMPATIBILITYPROBLEMS,MALFUNCTIONSORFAILURESOF
ELECTRONICMONITORINGORCONTROLDEVICES,TRANSIENT
FAILURESOFELECTRONICSYSTEMS(HARDWAREAND/OR
SOFTWARE),UNANTICIPATEDUSESORMISUSES,ORERRORSON
THEPARTOFTHEUSERORAPPLICATIONSDESIGNER(ADVERSE
FACTORSSUCHASTHESEAREHEREAFTERCOLLECTIVELY
TERMED"SYSTEMFAILURES").ANYAPPLICATIONWHEREA
SYSTEMFAILUREWOULDCREATEARISKOFHARMTO
PROPERTYORPERSONS(INCLUDINGTHERISKOFBODILY
INJURYANDDEATH)SHOULDNOTBERELIANTSOLELYUPONONE
FORMOFELECTRONICSYSTEMDUETOTHERISKOFSYSTEM
FAILURE.TOAVOIDDAMAGE,INJURY,ORDEATH,THEUSEROR
APPLICATIONDESIGNERMUSTTAKEREASONABLYPRUDENT
STEPSTOPROTECTAGAINSTSYSTEMFAILURES,INCLUDINGBUT
NOTLIMITEDTOBACK-UPORSHUTDOWNMECHANISMS.
BECAUSEEACHEND-USERSYSTEMISCUSTOMIZEDAND
DIFFERSFROMNATIONALINSTRUMENTS'TESTINGPLATFORMS
ANDBECAUSEAUSERORAPPLICATIONDESIGNERMAYUSE
NATIONALINSTRUMENTSPRODUCTSINCOMBINATIONWITH
OTHERPRODUCTSINAMANNERNOTEVALUATEDOR
CONTEMPLATEDBYNATIONALINSTRUMENTS,THEUSEROR