3. SAFETY INFORMATION
3.1 Safety precautions in these instructions for use
3.2 Basic safety precautions
Handling the device
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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.
► Please take note of the information in these instructions for use.
► Keep the instructions for use in a safe place. The instructions for use are a
component of the device and must be available at all times.
► In the interest of patient safety, you and your patients are obliged to report
serious events that occur in connection with this product to the manufac-
turer and the authority responsible in your country.
DANGER!
Risk of explosion
Do not use the device in an environment in which one of the following
gases has accumulated:
– Oxygen
– Flammable anesthetics
– Other flammable substances/air mixtures
CAUTION!
Patient hazard, damage to device
► Additional devices which are connected to electrical medical
devices must provide evidence of compliance with the relevant IEC
or ISO standards (e.g. IEC 60950 for data-processing devices).
Furthermore, all configurations must comply with the requirements
of standards for medical systems (see IEC 60601-1-1 or Section 16
of edition 3.1 of IEC 60601-1 respectively). Anyone connecting
additional devices to electrical medical devices is considered a
system configurer and is therefore responsible for ensuring that the
system complies with the requirements of standards for systems.
This also applies to additional devices recommended by seca. Your
attention is drawn to the fact that local laws take precedence over