Life-Support Policy
General policy | American Power Conversion (APC) does not recommend the use of any | |
| of its products in the following situations: | |
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| APC product can be reasonably expected to cause failure of the |
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| effectiveness. |
| • | 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 | The term | |
devices | oxygen analyzers, nerve stimulators (whether used for anesthesia, 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 adults and infants), anesthesia ventilators, infusion pumps, and any other devices designated as “critical” by the U.S. FDA.
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