How-To Guide

L eltekU ltrasoundIm aging
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Chapter 3 Safety
P leasereadthisinform ationbeforeoperatingyourultrasoundsystem .Itapplies
tothe device,thetransducers,andthesoftw are.T hissectioncoversgeneral
safety inform ationthatappliesonly toaspecifictaskandisincludedinthe
procedureforthattask.P leasefollow thefollow ingrequirem ents:
Product Safety
L eltek takesthe responsible forthe safety ofthe equipm ent.T okeepasafety ofthe
sm artdeviceisauserresponsibility.Alw aysfollow thesafety guidelinesprovidedw ith
yoursm artdevicebefore,duringand afteruse.
Product Caution
• W arningsindicated inform ationim portanttothesafety ofyou,the
operator,andthepatient.
• Be careoffocuspossibledam agestotheproductthatm ay voidyour
w arranty orservicecontractorlosepatientorsystem data.
• Ifany partofthesystem isknow norsuspectedtobedefectiveor
incorrectly adjusted,donotusethesystem untilitisrepaired.O peratingthe
system w ith defectiveorincorrectly adjustedcom ponentscouldexposeyou
andthepatienttosafety hazards.
• T hetransducershavesm all,detachablepartsthatposeachokinghazard,
andthetransducercableisastrangulation hazard.Donotleavechildren
unattended w iththesystem .
• N everattem pttorem ove,m odify,override,orfrustrateany safety device
onthe system .Interferingw ith safety devicescouldlead tofatalorother
seriouspersonalinjury.
• U sethesystem only foritsintended purposesand donotm isusethe
system .Donot usethesystem w ithany productthatL eltekdoesnot
recognizeascom patible w iththesystem .O perationofthe productfor
unintendedpurposes,orw ith incom patibleproducts,couldleadtofatalor
otherseriousinjury.
• S topuseim m ediately ifthe system orthetransducerappeartobe
m alfunctioning.ContactyourL eltekrepresentativeim m ediately.