Atmos S 351 Operating Instructions Manual page 7

2.0 Safety information
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The suction hose must never come into direct contact
with the patient. A suction catheter, suction attachment or
medical suction instruments must always be used.

Too high vacuum values may lead to tissue damages.
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Only use transparent hoses or hoses destined for vacuum
extraction.
 The environmental conditions listed in the specifi cations
(chapter 10.0) must be observed.
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The ATMOS S 351 Natal must only be operated in rooms
designated for medical use. It is not designed for use in
potentially explosive areas (M and G) and in oxygen rich
environments. Potentially explosive areas can arise from
use of fl ammable anaesthetic agents and agents used for
cleaning and disinfecting skin.

If demineralised/slightly mineralised water or tap water is
sucked off, the overfl ow monitoring of the ATMOS S 351
Natal does not function reliably as it works on an electrical
basis.

Do not allow liquid to enter the equipment. If liquid has
entered the equipment, it must be inspected by a service
engineer before further operation.

When using on a patient (e.g. during surgery), an additional
equivalent unit should be ready in case of failure of the unit
(backup suction unit).

The level of vacuum preselected and the selection of addi-
tional products must be as instructed by the specialist for
all applications on a patient, e.g. for vacuum extraction.
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These operating instructions correspond to the design of
the equipment and the latest version of the safety standards
at the time of printing. All property rights are reserved for
the circuits, processes, names, software programs and
.
equipment listed

Particularly important notes are placed in a frame in these
instructions.

The software detects a full collection jar or „shorting bet-
ween the contact terminals" and issues a warning at regular
intervals. This does not interrupt the process of vacuum
extraction.

Please dispose properly of all packaging.

Please note:
A medical insulating transformer with earth leakage
monitor or any similar safety system acc. to EN 60 601-1 is
required, if several devices are connected over one com-
mon power supply. The transformer must correspond to the
power consumption of all the devices to be connected.
ATMOS do not accept liability for injury to persons
or damage to equipment if
– non-original ATMOS parts have been used.
– the information in these operating instructions
has not be observed.
– installation, adjustment, changes, extensions
and repairs have been carried out by persons
not authorised by ATMOS.
References
Medical product law (MPG) of 07.08.2002
EN 60601-1/1996: Medical electrical equipment. General safe-
ty information, main section 6. Protection against the danger
of ignition of fl ammable mixtures.
DIN VDE 0751 Part 1/10.90: Repair, modifi cations and testing
of medical electrical equipment, Part 1: General speci-fi ca-
tions.
Obtainable from: VDE-Verlag GmbH, Bismarckstraße 33,
12157 Berlin, Germany.
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