TNI softFlow 50 - 6) Using Oxygen; 7) Cleaning

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Operating Instruction TNI soft Flow 50 homecare system
1.3.6)Usingoxygen
• DonotputtheapplicatorontheTNI soft Flow 50oranyotherelectricallydrivendevice.
• TheTNI soft
Flow 50mayonlybeoperatedusingtheprovidedconnectionunits.Itisnot
allowedtooperatethedeviceusingotherconnectionunits.
• Pleasemakesuretoreadtheusermanualofyouroxygensourcecarefully.Ifthereareany
openquestionsconcerningusageorconnectionofthesource,pleasecontactyouroxygen
vendororourhotline
• Mountyouroxygensourcecorrectly,especiallyifit’sanoxygenbottle,topreventdamage.
Pleaserefertotheusermanualoftheoxygensource.
• Oxygenvalvesmaynotcomeintocontactwithoil,greaseoranyammableliquids.Dueto
theriskofre,smokingandopenrearestrictlyprohibited!
• Thedevicemaynotbeoperatedinclosedareasproducingorusinganaestheticsand/or
nitrousoxide.
• Especiallywhenaddingclinicaloxygen,thefollowingsafetyguidelinesneedtobeob-
served:
 oDonotplacetheTNI soft
Flow 50directlyontheoor.Keepaminimum
distanceof40cm.
 oKeepaminimumdistanceof40cmtothewall.
 oKeepaminimumdistanceof80cmtootherelectricaldevices.
• Priortoswitchingon,alwaysmakesurethattheconnectionunit(s)is/areconnectedprop-
erlytotheintendedgassamplingpoint(s).
• Ensureasafeandsolidconnection.
• Oxygensupportscombustionprocesses.Whenusingoxygenduringtherapy,smokingand
openrearestrictlyforbidden.
• Oxygenvalvesneedtobekeptfreeofgrease.
• Improperconnectionoftheexternaloxygensourcemayresultinaninsucienttherapy.
• Cautionwhenhandlingoxygen!Riskofre!
•Severaldeathsoccurredinhospitalsinthepastduetopatientswhosmokeddespite
beingtreatedwithoxygen.Inordertotakeadrag,theoxygentubewasremovedfrom
thefaceandputonthebed.Thismadeitpossiblefortheoxygentospreadacrossthe
beddingsandthepatient’sclothes.Thepatientfellasleepandthelitcigarettesetthe
beddingonre.Itwasnotpossibletoghtthereduetothespreadoxygen.Itkept
burningevenaftertheattemptstoextinguishit.Thepatientnallydiedoftheburnings
1.3.7)Cleaning
• Thedevicemayonlybecleanedwhenbeingcompletelydisconnectedfromthepower
supplysystem.Priortoanycleaningmeasure,switchothemainswitchlocatedattheright
sideofthedeviceandunplugthepowercordfromthedevice’sfemaleconnector.
• Pleasenotechapter5,“Hygienic measures”.Notobservingtheinstructionsoncleaningand
disinfectioncanleadtoabacterialcontaminationandmayendangerthepatient!Over-
dosingdisinfectantscancausematerialdamages.Avoidcalcication(seechapter5,
“Hygienic measures”).
• Pleasenotethechangingcyclesofaccessoriesanddisposables(seechapter5,“Hygienic
measures”).Whenexceedingthesetimeperiodsornotreplacingtheseitems,properuse
cannolongerbeensured.
• Duetobiocompatibilityreasons,theapplicatormaynotcontinuouslybewornforlonger