Olympus BF-UC180F Instructions Manual page 15

Important Information — Please Read Before Use
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• Transnasal insertion of the endoscope should be performed
carefully. If resistance to insertion is felt, or the patient reports
pain, stop insertion immediately. Otherwise, operator and/or
patient injury can result or the endoscope could become
lodged and be difficult to withdraw.
• If it becomes impossible to withdraw the transnasally inserted
endoscope, detach the ultrasonic cable from the ultrasonic
cable connector, pull its distal end out of the mouth, cut the
flexible tube using wire cutters and, after ensuring that the cut
section will not injure the body cavity or nasal cavity of the
patient, withdraw the endoscope carefully. Therefore, always
prepare wire cutters in advance.
• Elastography
Intentional pressurization is not necessary. Compression
onto the tissue by operating the bending section, inserting or
withdrawing the endoscope may cause tissue damage,
bleeding or perforation.
• Do not pull the universal cord during an examination. The
endoscope connector will be pulled out from the output
socket of the light source and the endoscopic image will not
be visible.
• Do not coil the insertion section, universal cord, or ultrasonic
cable into a diameter of less than 12 cm. Equipment damage
can result and/or the ultrasonic image will be abnormal.
• Do not apply shock to the distal end of the insertion section,
particularly the ultrasonic transducer and the objective lens
surface at the distal end. Visual abnormalities may result.
• Do not twist or bend the bending section with your hands.
Equipment damage may result.
• Do not squeeze the bending section forcefully. The covering
of the bending section may stretch or break and cause water
leaks.
• The cover of the irrigation port part cannot be removed.
Equipment damage can result.
• Do not hit or bend the electrical contacts on the endoscope
connector. The connection to the light source may be
impaired and faulty contact can result.
ULTRASONIC BRONCHOFIBERVIDEOSCOPE BF-UC180F
*1
uses the pulsation of a living body.
1 Elastography is not available with the diagnostic
ultrasound system (Hitachi, Ltd.) in Canada.