Users Manual Part 1
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Nerve Integrity Monitor
Limited warranty
A. This Limited Warranty provides the following assurance for the customer who purchases a Medtronic NIM Vital System. This
Limited Warranty is extended only to the buyer purchasing the NIM Vital System directly from Medtronic or from its aliate
or its authorized distributor or representative. The NIM Vital System may include the console (including power cable), Patient
interface boxes (including patient interface cable, hereafter referred to as System Components), Wireless display module, Cart,
Storage Case, Video/Audio Recording Adapter Kit (hereinafter referred to as “Accessories”), and single use electrodes and probes
(hereinafter referred to as Single Use Components) and collectively referred to as the Product, unless specically noted.
(1) Should a System Component fail to function to Medtronic’s published specications during the term of this Limited
Warranty (one year from the date of sale of a new System Component or 90 days from the date of sale of a refurbished
or used System Component), Medtronic will, in its sole discretion, either repair or replace the System Component or any
portion thereof.
(2) Should an Attachment fail to function to Medtronic’s published specications during the term of this Limited Warranty
(90 days from the date of sale of a new Attachment), Medtronic will, in its sole discretion, either repair or replace the
Attachment or any portion thereof.
(3) Should a Single Use Component fail to function to Medtronic’s published specications prior to its “use by” date Medtronic
will replace the Single Use Component.
B. To qualify for this Limited Warranty, the following conditions must be met:
(1) The Product must be used on or before its “Use By” or “Use Before” date, if applicable.
(2) The Product must be used in accordance with its labeling and may not be altered or subjected to misuse, abuse, accident
or improper handling.
(3) Medtronic must be notied in writing within thirty (30) days following discovery of a defect, or malfunction.
(4) The Product must be returned to Medtronic within thirty (30) days of Medtronic receiving notice as provided for in (3)
above.
(5) Upon examination of the Product by Medtronic, Medtronic shall have determined that: (i) the Product was not repaired
or altered by anyone other than Medtronic or its authorized representative, (ii) the Product was not operated under
conditions other than normal use, and (iii) the prescribed periodic maintenance and services, if applicable, have been
performed on the Product.
C. This Limited Warranty is limited to its express terms. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED WHETHER STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. In no event shall Medtronic be liable for any consequential, incidental, prospective or other similar
damage resulting from a defect, failure, or malfunction of the product, whether a claim for such damage is based upon the
warranty, contract, negligence or otherwise.
D. The exclusions and limitations set out above are not intended to, and should not be construed so as to, contravene mandatory
provisions of applicable law. Users may benet from statutory warranty rights under legislation governing the sale of consumer
goods. If any part or term of this Limited Warranty is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable, or
in conict with applicable law, the validity of the remaining portion of the Limited Warranty shall not be aected, and all rights
and obligations shall be construed and enforced as if this Limited Warranty did not contain the particular part or term held to be
invalid.
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE)
Medtronic recommends incineration of devices that have directly or indirectly contacted patients suspected or conrmed with prions or a
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) such as Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD).
FCC use only, not for Medical use