Delphi II DL-00035 manual Precautions Overview

PRECAUTIONS OVERVIEW

PRECAUTION:

1.U.S. FEDERAL LAW RESTRICTS THIS DEVICE TO SALE BY OR ON THE

ORDER OF A PHYSICIAN.

2.THE VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A PRIMARY

SOURCE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION. CONTACT CLINICIAN WITH

QUESTIONS.

3.FOR CONTINUED OPERATION, ALWAYS CONNECT THE MONITOR TO A WALL OUTLET. FAILURE TO DO THIS CAN LEAD TO AN INTERRUPTION OF MONITORING.

4.THERE ARE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS IN THIS DEVICE.

5.PORTABLE AND MOBILE RADIO-FREQUENCY (RF) COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CAN AFFECT THE VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR. IF THE VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE

WORKING NORMALLY, TRY TO RELOCATE OR REORIENT THE

VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR.

6.USE OF ACCESSORIES NOT APPROVED FOR USE WITH THE VITALPOINT

HOME MONITOR MAY RESULT IN INCREASED EMISSIONS OR DECREASED IMMUNITY OF THE VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR. REFER TO THE APPROVED ACCESSORIES LIST FOR THE VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR.

7.THE VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR SHOULD NOT BE USED ADJACENT

TO OR STACKED WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT; AND THAT IF ADJACENT OR STACKED USE IS NECESSARY, THE VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR

SHOULD BE OBSERVED TO VERIFY NORMAL OPERATION.

8.THESE CHEMICALS MAY DAMAGE THE MONITOR’S FRONT PANEL:

ACETALDEHYDE, ACETONE, AMMONIA, BENZENE, HYDROXYTOLUENE, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, OR OZONE. DO NOT USE THOSE CHEMICALS

OR CLEANSERS CONTAINING N-ALKYLDIMETHYLBENZYLAMMONIUM

CHLORIDE.

9.NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE PRECAUTIONS:

•DO NOT APPLY THE NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF ON

THE SAME LIMB AS THE SpO2 SENSOR. DURING BLOOD PRESSURE

MEASUREMENTS, THE PERFUSION IS TEMPORARILY REDUCED,

WHICH CAN RESULT IN INACCURATE PULSE OXIMETRY READINGS.

•DO NOT ALLOW THE NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF OR HOSE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH FLUIDS. IF THIS OCCURS, ALLOW TO DRY THOROUGHLY BEFORE USE. CHECK THE HOSE AND CUFF FREQUENTLY FOR SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR DEBRIS. AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE HOSE MAY INTERFERE WITH INFLATION AND DEFLATION, RESULTING IN INACCURATE NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE READINGS.

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