Seca 955 - 1 Description of Device; Intended Use; Description of Function; User Qualification

Description of device • 3
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1. DESCRIPTION OF DEVICE
1.1 Intended use
The medical scale is mainly used at hospitals, practices and inpatient care
facilities in accordance with national regulations.
The scale
seca 955 is for conventional determination of weight and establish-
ment of general state of nutrition; it assists the physician supervising treat-
ment in making a diagnosis or deciding on a course of treatment.
To make an accurate diagnosis, however, other specific examinations have to
be ordered by the physician and their results taken into account, in addition to
determining a weight value.
1.2 Description of function
The scale is used to determine weight.
Some versions of these scales allow you to switch the weight display
between kilos (kg), pounds (lbs) and stones (sts).
The height value can be entered manually to calculate the body mass index.
The
seca 955 is not intended for the transport of people or objects.
1.3 User qualification
The device may only be operated by healthcare professionals.
2. SAFETY INFORMATION
2.1 Safety precautions in these instructions for use
DANGER!
Used to identify an extremely hazardous situation. If you fail to take
note of this information, serious irreversible or fatal injuries will occur.
WARNING!
Used to identify an extremely hazardous situation. If you fail to take
note of this information, serious irreversible or fatal injuries may result.
CAUTION!
Used to identify a hazardous situation. If you fail to take note of this
information, minor to moderate injuries may result.
NOTICE!
Used to identify possible incorrect usage of the device. If you fail to
take note of this information, you may damage the device, or the mea-
suring results may be incorrect.
NOTE
Includes additional information about use of the device.