User/Patient Safety 5
User/Patient Safety
WARNINGS:
This manual explains how to use the Stryker SmartPump
®
tourniquet system. Failure to
follow the conditions of use set forth below shall absolve Stryker from any responsibility
for the safety, reliability, and performance of this equipment:
♦ Federal law restricts the sale of this device. It may be sold only by or on the
order of a physician.
♦ Only qualified medical personnel may use the SmartPump.
♦ SmartPump users should read the Instructions For Use prior to operation.
♦ To reduce the risk of electrical shock, DO NOT open the enclosure. Refer
service to qualified service personnel.
♦ Only personnel trained and/or authorized by Stryker may perform adjustments,
modifications, or repairs to this equipment.
♦ The SmartPump must be used, maintained and cleaned in accordance with
these Instructions For Use.
Indications
A tourniquet is indicated when it is necessary to reduce blood flow and/or
when greater visualization of the operating field is imperative or desired. It
is designed to temporarily occlude or decrease blood flow in a patient’s
extremities during surgical procedures of those extremities and is not a
substitute for proper hemostasis. Typical procedures include:
♦ Arthroscopy
♦ Tendon repair
♦ Total wrist joint repair
♦ Knee joint replacement
♦ Finger joint replacement
♦ Nerve repair
♦ Bone grafts
And other surgeries of the extremities identified by your institution
requiring temporary occlusion of blood flow.
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