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Warnings and Cautions
WARNING: DO NOT PLACE A SHORTING DEVICE BETWEEN THE BATTERY TERMINALS, OR
ALLOW THE BATTERY TO BECOME WET. MISUSE OR IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF THIS BATTERY
MAY CAUSE IT TO BECOME VERY HOT, IGNITE OR EXPLODE. DAMAGE TO THIS UNIT AND/OR
SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY MAY RESULT.
WARNING: ALWAYS KEEP BATTERIES OUT OF THE REACH OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING SWALLOWED. IF SWALLOWED, CONSULT A PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIATELY.
WARNING: NEVER ALLOW LIQUID LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY TO GET IN YOUR EYES OR
MOUTH AS THIS LIQUID COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY. IF IT COMES IN CONTACT
WITH YOUR EYES OR MOUTH, FLUSH THEM IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND
CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
WARNING: IN ORDER TO PREVENT PATIENT-TO-PATIENT TRANSFER OF INFECTION, AFTER
EACH USE DISINFECT THE MEASUREMENT TIP FOLLOWING ACCEPTED LOCAL CLINICAL PRO-
CEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF DISINFECTANTS. ANY CLINICALLY APPROVED CHEMICAL
DISINFECTANT CAN BE USED.
WARNING: MEASUREMENTS SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED WHEN OCULAR INTEGRITY IS
QUESTIONABLE. THE HANDHELD TRANSDUCER MUST TOUCH THE EYE DURING OPERATION.
CONSEQUENTLY, THE USER NEEDS TO EXHIBIT CARE IN MANIPULATING THE TRANSDUCER.
FORCE SHOULD NOT BE EXERTED AGAINST THE EYE – THE TRANSDUCER TIP ONLY NEEDS
TO LIGHTLY TOUCH THE CORNEA.
WARNING: TO ENSURE PATIENT ISOLATION FROM HIGH ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL, DO NOT USE
THE IPAC ON A PATIENT WHEN THE INSTRUMENT IS CHARGING. IPAC CHARGING MUST ONLY
TAKE PLACE AT A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 1.5 M FROM THE PATIENT.
WARNING: IT IS PRUDENT TO MINIMIZE THE PATIENT'S EXPOSURE TO ULTRASOUND ENERGY
TO A LEVEL AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE (ALARA) BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF
SCANS NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. ADVISE THE PATIENT OF WHAT TO EXPECT DURING A
SCAN TO REDUCE REPETITIVE SCANS. THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDI-
CINE (AIUM) HAS A PUBLICATION "MEDICAL ULTRASOUND SAFETY" (1994) WHICH HAS MORE
INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC.
CAUTION: AN INSTRUCTION THAT DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE RISK OF DAMAGE TO
THE PRODUCT.
CAUTION: DO NOT IMMERSE THE IPAC PACHYMETER IN FLUIDS OR DAMAGE TO THE ELEC-
TRONICS MAY OCCUR.
CAUTION: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MODIFY THE IPAC PACHYMETER OR PATIENT INJURY, AND/OR
INACCURATE READINGS MAY OCCUR.
CAUTION: THIS DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN TESTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH HF SURGICAL (E.G.
ELECTROCAUTERY) EQUIPMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH SUCH EQUIPMENT.
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