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Operating Instruction TNI soft Flow 50 homecare system
powersupplyinordertopreventanydamageorinjuries.
• Whenindoubt,pleasecontactyourlocalTNImedicalAGrepresentative.
• Duringtherapy,theapplicatortubehastoliefreely.Itmaynotbecoveredbyanypillows,
blanketsorclothes.
• Thepatientshouldbecarefulnottointerfereortorestricttheairow.
• Iftheapplicatorisattachedandthepatientisturninginthesamedirectionaroundhis/her
bodyaxisseveraltimes(especiallyduringsleep),pressuremarksmightbecausedandthe
bloodowmightbeimpeded.
• TheavailableUSB-Connectorisforservicepurposesonly.
1.3.4)Correctsetup
• PleasemakesurethattheTNI soft Flow 50issetupproperlyanddoesnotshowany
damages.
• PositiontheTNI soft
Flow 50correctly:Ithastobeeasytoreachfromthetreatmentarea
andthedisplayshouldalwaysbeeasytoread.
• Ensureanunobstructedairsupply.Theairsupplyaswellastheairpassagemaynotbe
impeded.
• TheTNI soft
Flow 50anditsaccessoriescanbeusedwithinpatientsurroundings.Useonly
authorizedaccessoriesmentionedintheoperatinginstructions.
• Useoriginalaccessoriesonly(“humidierhomecarecomplete”,applicator-seechapter2.2).
Usingthird-partypartsmayresultinfunctionfailureandhealthhazards.Pleasenotethatin
suchcaseswarrantyandliabilityclaimwillexpire.
• Priortoconnectingthedevicetothepowersupplysystem,makesurethatthe
TNI soft
Flow 50mainsvoltage(100-240V)andmainsfrequency(50-50Hz)correspondto
yourlocalcharacteristics.Therequiredinformationisfoundonthedevice’snameplateas
wellasinchapter7,“Technicaldata”.
Connectonlyifalldatacomply!
Usethesuppliedmainscableonly.
• Priortoswitchingon,theTNI soft
Flow 50alwaysneedstobecheckedforcompleteness,
correctassemblyandvisibledefects.
• Priortoswitchingon,theTNI soft
Flow 50alwaysneedstobecheckedforpropercondi-
tion(completeness,visibledefects,etc.).Forthis,performavisualinspectionofallsingle
partsandcheckthemfordamages.Incaseofabnormalities,thedevicemaynotbe
switchedon.PleasecontactyourlocalTNImedicalAGrepresentative.
• Incaseofdamages,stopusingthedevice.Thisparticularlyappliesifthehousing,plug
connectionandcablesaredamagedaswellasifliquidsgotintothedevice.Insuchcases,
pleasecontactyourlocalTNImedicalAGrepresentativeimmediately.
• Additionalpartswhichneedtobeconnectedtothedevice’sanaloganddigitalinterfaces
havetocomplyveriablywiththeircorrespondingENspecications(e.g.EN60950fordata
processingdevicesandEN60601formedicalelectricaldevices).Anybodyconnectingad-
ditionalequipmenttothesignalinputoroutputunitconguresthesystemandistherefore
responsiblethatthevalidversionofthesystemcomplieswiththesystemstandardEN
60601-1-1.Foranyqueries,pleasecontactyourlocalTNImedicalAGrepresentative.
• ThePCconnectionlocatedbelowthecarryinghandleoftheTNI soft
Flow 50mayonlybe
usedtoconnectaPC.Onlytrainedpersonnelorservicetechniciansmayusethesystem.
ThepatientmaynottouchtheconnectedPCorpartsconnectedtothePC.Theusermay
nottouchthepatientandthePC(orpartsconnectedtothePC)atthesametime.