Reprocessing Before The First Use/Reprocessing And Storage After Use; Spare Equipment; Maintenance Management; Prohibition Of Improper Repair And Modification - Olympus BF-UC180F Instructions Manual

Reprocessing before the first use/reprocessing and
storage after use

Spare equipment

Maintenance management

Prohibition of improper repair and modification

ULTRASONIC BRONCHOFIBERVIDEOSCOPE BF-UC180F
This instrument was not cleaned, disinfected, or sterilized before shipment.
Before using this instrument for the first time, reprocess it according to the
instructions given in Chapter 7, "Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization
Procedures".
After using this instrument, reprocess and store it according to the instructions
given in Chapters 5, "Reprocessing: General Policy" through 9, "Storage and
Disposal". Improper and/or incomplete reprocessing or storage can present an
infection-control risk, cause equipment damage or reduce performance.
The balloons are disposable, and are intended for a single use only; a new one
must be used for each patient. Do not attempt to reuse or resterilize a balloon.
Be sure to prepare another endoscope to avoid that the examination will be
interrupted due to equipment failure or malfunction.
The probability of failure of the endoscope and ancillary equipment increases as
the number of procedures performed and/or the total operating hours increase.
In addition to the inspection before each procedure, the person in charge of
medical equipment maintenance in each hospital should inspect the items
specified in this manual periodically. An endoscope with an observed irregularity
should not be used, but should be inspected by following Section 10.1,
"Troubleshooting guide" on page 141. If the irregularity is still suspected after
inspection, contact Olympus.
This instrument does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Do not
disassemble, modify, or attempt to repair it; patient or operator injury and/or
equipment damage can result. Equipment that has been disassembled,
repaired, altered, changed, or modified by persons other than Olympus' own
authorized service personnel is excluded from Olympus' limited warranty and is
not warranted by Olympus in any manner.
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