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Preventing device damage ATTENTION!
Damage to device
►
Make sure that fluids never get inside the device. These can destroy
the electronics.
► Switch off the device before you disconnect the power pack from
the power supply.
► If the device is not be used for an extended period, disconnect the
power pack from the power supply. Only then is the device de-
energized.
► Do not drop the device.
► Do not subject the device to shocks or vibrations.
► Do not place the device in direct sunlight and make sure that it is not
placed in the direct proximity of a heat source. The excessive tem-
peratures could damage the electronics.
► Perform a function check at regular intervals as described in the cor-
responding section in the “Instructions for Use for Physicians and
Assistants”. Do not operate the device if it is not working properly or
is damaged.
► Avoid rapid temperature changes. If the device is transported so
that a temperature difference of over 20 °C occurs, the device must
be left to stand for at least 2 hours before it is switched on, other-
wise condensation may form; this can damage the electronics.
► Use only disinfectants free of chlorine and alcohol and which are ex-
plicitly suitable for acrylic sheet and other sensitive surfaces (active
ingredient: quaternary ammonium compounds, for example).
► Do not use aggressive or abrasive cleaning agents.
► Do not use organic solvents (e.g. white spirit or petroleum spirit).
Dealing with measuring results WARNING!
Hazard to patient
The seca 515/514 is not a diagnostic device. The device assists the
attending physician in reaching a diagnosis.
► To reach a precise diagnosis and to initiate therapies, the attending
physician must have thorough examinations conducted and take
the results of these into consideration, as well as using the seca 515/
514
.
► The responsibility for diagnoses and the therapies derived from
them lies with the attending physician.
CAUTION!
Hazard to patient
To prevent misinterpretations, measured results for medical purposes
may only be displayed and used in SI units (weight: kilograms, height:
meters). Some devices have the option of displaying measured results
in different units. This is purely an additional function.
► Only use measurements in SI units.
► The user takes sole responsibility for the use of measured results in
non-SI units.
ATTENTION!
Loss of data
►
Before you save and re-use values measured with the seca 515/514
(e.g. in the seca PC software or in a hospital information system),
ensure that the measured values are plausible.
► If measured values have been transmitted from the seca 515/514
device to seca PC software or to a hospital information system, en-
sure before re-using them that the measured values are plausible
and assigned to the correct patient.
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