USER MANUAL (Instruction for Use) SW 6.1
Safety
Version 6.1.6 dated 2020-01-31 EN Page 25 of 201
2.5 Operator’s Responsibility
In order to ensure the safety of patients and user’s personnel as well as the proper function of
the device, the operator / user must undertake certain measures as listed in the chapters below.
Consider also the Instructions and notes given in chapter 2.3 Restrictions of Use and Safety
Precautions.
IMPORTANT NOTES
All persons who participate in treatments or are present for the purpose of the
training must:
Be enlightened on potential dangers;
Wear suitable laser eye protection
2.5.1 Patient Safety
WARNING!
Risk of injury!
Take care not to injure the patient when positioning or operating the medical
device. Make sure that the patient remains calm and relaxed during the
treatment.
During movement of the patient bed pay attention not to wedge the patient
or other persons.
While handling any material which come into direct contact with the patient,
precautionary measures must be met in order to prevent disease
transmission.
Exposure of the eye or the skin to direct or scattered laser radiation must be
avoided in all cases.
After activation and during operation of the medical system pay attention to
error messages and warnings displayed on the computer screen.
Do not continue the treatment / measurement, if there is any indication for
incorrect processing data or malfunction of the system in order to avoid
possible injuries to the patient!
The menu structure is interactive. Do not continue if the display screen is dark
or if the visibility/representation is reduced.
Any complication or difficulty in using the device that could generate
misunderstanding or ambiguities need to be taken into account to avoid risks
to the user and the patient.
Exposure of the eye to slit lamp without aperture or with aperture D10 using
powerful light intensity must be avoided.