APC AP9607 manual Life-Support Policy

Life-Support Policy

General policy As a general policy, APC does not recommend the use of any of its products in life support applications where failure or malfunction of the APC product can be reasonably expected to cause failure of the life support device or to affect significantly its safety or effectiveness. APC does not recommend the use of any of its products in direct patient care. APC will not knowingly sell its products for use in such applications unless it receives in writing assurances satisfactory to APC that (a) the risks of injury or damage have been minimized, (b) the customer assumes all such risks, and (c) the liability of American Power Conversion is adequately protected under the circumstances.

Examples of life- Life support devices include but are not limited to neonatal support devices oxygen analyzers, nerve stimulators (whether used for anes-

thesia, pain relief, or other purposes), autotransfusion devices, blood pumps, defibrillators, arrhythmia detectors and alarms, pacemakers, hemodialysis systems, peritoneal dialysis systems, neonatal ventilator incubators, ventilators for both adults and infants, anesthesia ventilators, and infu- sion pumps as well as any other devices designated as “critical” by the U.S. FDA.

Hospital-grade wiring devices and leakage current protec- tion may be ordered as options on many APC UPS systems. APC does not claim that units with this modifications are certified or listed as Hospital Grade by APC or any other organization. Therefore these units do not meet the require- ments for use in direct patient care.

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