User's Manual

2-6 ApexPro Telemetry System Revision B
2001989-134
Safety: For Your Safety
WARNINGS
CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS — Extreme care must
be exercised when applying medical electrical equipment.
Many parts of the human/machine circuit are conductive,
such as the patient, connectors, electrodes, transducers.
It is very important that these conductive parts do not
come into contact with other grounded, conductive parts
when connected to the isolated patient input of the
device. Such contact would bridge the patient's isolation
and cancel the protection provided by the isolated input.
In particular, there must be no contact of the neutral
electrode and ground.
DEFIBRILLATION — Do not come into contact with
patients during defibrillation. Otherwise serious injury
or death could result.
DISCONNECTION FROM MAINS — When
disconnecting the system from the power line, remove the
plug from the wall outlet first. Then you may disconnect
the power cord from the device. If you do not observe this
sequence, there is a risk of coming into contact with line
voltage by inserting metal objects, such as the pins of
leadwires, into the sockets of the power cord by mistake.
DISPOSAL — Dispose of the packaging material,
observing the applicable waste control regulations and
keeping it out of children's reach.
EXPLOSION HAZARD — Do not use this equipment in
the presence of flammable anesthetics, vapors or liquids.
INTERFACING OTHER EQUIPMENT — Devices may
only be interconnected with each other or to parts of the
system when it has been determined by qualified
biomedical engineering personnel that there is no danger
to the patient, the operator, or the environment as a
result. In those instances where there is any element of
doubt concerning the safety of connected devices, the user
must contact the manufacturers concerned (or other
informed experts) for proper use. In all cases, safe and
proper operation should be verified with the applicable
manufacturer's instructions for use, and system
standards IEC 60601-1-1/EN 60601-1-1 must be complied
with.