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Important Information — Please Read Before Use
ULTRASOUND GASTROVIDEOSCOPE GF-UCT180
• Inserting or withdrawing the endoscope, feeding air, applying suction, or
operating the bending section without a clear endoscopic image may
cause patient injury, bleeding, and/or perforation.
• For reasons described below, do not rely on the NBI
∗1
observation mode
alone for primary detection of lesions or to make a decision regarding
any potential diagnostic or therapeutic intervention.
− NBI has not been demonstrated to increase the yield or
sensitivity of finding any specific mucosal lesion including
colonic polyps or Barrett’s esophagus.
− NBI has not been demonstrated to aid in differentiating
establishing the presence or absence of dysplasia or
neoplastic changes within mucosa or mucosal lesions.
Natural rubber latex medical alert
Balloons used with this instrument contain natural rubber
latex that may cause allergic reactions.
Do not use the balloon on a latex-sensitive patient. Instead,
perform the procedure using “The sterile deaerated water
immersion method” described in Section 4.2, “Observation of
the ultrasound image” on page 66, in Chapter 4, “Operation”.
∗1 NBI stands for Narrow Band Imaging. For more details,
refer to the instruction manual for the video system
center CV-180.
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