User's Manual

About warnings and cautions
Caution statements can appear on the Welch Allyn weight scale device, the packaging,
the shipping container, or in this Directions for use.
The Welch Allyn weight scale is safe for patients and clinicians when used in accordance
with the instructions and caution statements presented in this Directions for use.
Before using the device, you must familiarize yourself with all cautions, with the steps to
power up the device, and with the sections of this Directions for use that pertain to your
use of the device. In addition to reviewing the general cautions presented in the next
section, you must also review the more specific cautions that appear throughout the
manual in conjunction with setup/startup, operation, and maintenance tasks.
• Failure to understand and observe any warning statement in this manual could lead
to patient injury or illness.
• Failure to understand and observe any caution statement in this manual could lead to
damage to the equipment or other property, or loss of patient data.
General warnings and cautions
Warning Patient injury risk. Do not use the scale on a slippery floor, such
as tile.
Warning Patient injury risk. Do not jump onto the platform immediately
after bathing or with wet hands.
Warning Patient injury risk. Keep the device clean. Patient contact with
contaminated equipment can spread infection. Clean the device after each
patient use.
Warning Patient injury risk. Dispose of accessories, detachable parts, and
the ME equipment according to the local guidelines.
Warning Patient injury risk. The device is not suitable for use in the
presence of flammable anesthetic mixtures with air or with oxygen or
nitrous oxide.
Warning Patient injury risk. No modification of this equipment is allowed.
Modifying the equipment could cause patient injury.
Warning Patient injury risk. Do not touch output of the batteries and the
patient simultaneously.
Warning Patient injury risk. Before use, make sure the device functions
safely and is in proper working condition.
Warning Patient injury risk. When the scale is in use, there should not be
any electrical appliances nearby, such as high voltage cables, X-ray
machines, or ultrasound equipment.
Warning Possible injury risk. The device contains small parts. Keep the
equipment away from children and pets.
CAUTION Avoid storing the device where the device may be exposed to
extreme temperatures, humidity, moisture, direct sunlight, dust, or salt air.
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