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Important Information — Please Read Before Use
EVIS LUCERA GIF/CF/PCF TYPE 260 Series OPERATION MANUAL
Warnings and cautions
Follow the warnings and cautions given below when handling this instrument.
This information is to be supplemented by the warnings and cautions given in
each chapter.
• After using this instrument, reprocess and store it according
to the instructions given in the endoscope’s companion
“REPROCESSING MANUAL” with your endoscope model
listed on the cover. Using improperly or incompletely
reprocessed or stored instruments may cause patient
cross-contamination and/or infection.
• Before endoscopy, remove any metallic objects (watch,
glasses, necklace, etc.) from the patient. Performing
high-frequency cauterization treatment while the patient is
wearing metallic objects may cause burns on the patient in
areas around the metallic objects.
• Do not strike, hit, or drop the endoscope’s distal end,
insertion tube, bending section, control section, universal
cord, or endoscope connector. Also, do not bend, pull, or
twist the endoscope’s distal end, insertion tube, bending
section, control section, universal cord, or endoscope
connector with excessive force. The endoscope may be
damaged and could cause patient injury, burns, bleeding,
and/or perforations. It could also cause parts of the
endoscope to fall off inside the patient.
• When performing transnasal insertion with the GIF-N260,
please follow the cautions below.
The shape and size of the nasal cavity and its suitability
for transnasal insertion may vary from patient to patient.
No endoscope, including the GIF-N260, can always be
inserted transnasally into all patients. Before proceeding,
always be sure to confirm that transnasal insertion is
possible with the patient by considering both the size of
the patient’s nasal cavity as well as the size of the
endoscope’s insertion section. Otherwise, patient injury
can result or the endoscope could become lodged and
difficult to withdraw.
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