User's Manual

3 • System Setup
WHITESTAR SIGNATURE™ System Rx Only – Z370147 Rev. C 1108 3-5
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Warnings
WARNING: All personnel who might operate this equipment must read
and understand the instructions in this manual before the system is used. Failure to
do so might result in the improper operation of the system. This device is only to be
used by a trained licensed physician.
WARNING: The fluid level in the balanced salt solution bottle must be
monitored by the surgical nursing staff. The result of a low bottle or an empty bottle
affects the fluid balance and the intra-ocular pressure (IOP) while aspirating. The
low or empty bottle can result in:
• The inadvertent chamber shallowing or collapse
• The Aspiration of tissue
• An ultrasonic wound heating commonly called wound burn (extreme case)
The surgical staff must monitor the fluid level at all times.
WARNING: DO NOT attempt to use the system if the system fails to
perform properly as stated in this manual.
WARNING: DO NOT use the System in the presence of flammable
anesthetics, or other flammable gases, near flammable fluids or objects, or in the
presence of oxidizing agents, as a fire could result.
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