Olympus BF-UC180F Instructions Manual page 16

ULTRASONIC BRONCHOFIBERVIDEOSCOPE BF-UC180F
Important Information — Please Read Before Use
• Do not attempt to bend the endoscope's insertion section
with excessive force. Otherwise, the insertion section may be
damaged.
• Do not touch the electrical contacts in the ultrasonic
connector. Equipment damage can result.
• Do not pull, twist or tightly coil the ultrasonic cable. Noise can
develop in the ultrasonic image.
• To prevent unnecessary patient exposure to ultrasonic
radiation, follow the 'as-low-as-reasonably achievable'
(ALARA) principle when using Olympus ultrasonic
equipment. Freeze the image whenever you are not actively
viewing the "live" ultrasonic image. When the equipment is in
the FREEZE mode, no ultrasonic energy is emitted.
• Electromagnetic interference may occur on this instrument
near equipment marked with the following symbol or other
portable and mobile RF (radio frequency) communications
equipment such as cellular phones. If electromagnetic
interference occurs, mitigation measures may be necessary,
such as reorienting or relocating this instrument, or shielding
the location.
• It is highly desirable that a backup ultrasonic cable be
available to continue clinical procedures in case of a
malfunction.
• This endoscope contains a memory chip that stores
information about the endoscope and communicates this
information to the video system center CV-160 and CV-180.
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