5
Battery Handling and Usage
• Keep batteries out of the reach of infants, toddlers or children.
• Stop using this monitor and consult with your physician if you experience
skin irritation or discomfort.
• Consult with your physician before using this monitor on an arm where
intravascular access or therapy, or an arteriovenous (A-V) shunt, is present
because of temporary interference to blood flow which could result in injury.
• Consult with your physician before using this monitor if you have had a
mastectomy.
• Consult with your physician before using this monitor if you have severe
blood flow problems or blood disorders as cuff inflation can cause bruising.
• DO NOT take measurements more often than necessary because bruising,
due to blood flow interference, may occur.
• ONLY inflate the arm cuff when it is applied on your upper arm.
• Remove the arm cuff if it does not start deflating during a measurement.
• DO NOT use this monitor for any purpose other than measuring blood
pressure.
• Do not use a mobile phone or other devices that emit electromagnetic fields,
near the monitor. This may result in incorrect operation of the monitor.
• DO NOT disassemble or attempt to repair this monitor or other components.
This may cause an inaccurate reading.
• DO NOT use in a location where there is moisture or a risk of water
splashing this monitor. This may damage this monitor.
• DO NOT use this monitor in a moving vehicle such as in a car.
• DO NOT drop or subject this monitor to strong shocks or vibrations.
• DO NOT use this monitor in places with high or low humidity or high or low
temperatures. Refer to section 5.
• Ensure this monitor is not impairing blood circulation by observing the arm
while measurement is occurring.
Caution
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury to the user
or patient, or cause damage to the equipment or other
property.