Warnings And Cautions - Olympus EVIS EXERA II Operation Manual

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Warnings and cautions

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Follow the warnings and cautions given below when handling this instrument.
This information is to be supplemented by the warnings and cautions given in
each chapter.
• For more information on combining the endoscope with a
particular electrosurgical generator, refer to "System chart"
on page 73. Do not use an electrosurgical generator that
does not comply with medical electrical equipment (EN
60601-1:2013). It could cause patient burns.
• After using this instrument, reprocess and store it according
to the instructions given in the endoscope's companion
"REPROCESSING MANUAL" with your endoscope model
listed on the cover. Using improperly or incompletely
reprocessed or stored instruments may cause patient
cross-contamination and/or infection.
• Before endoscopy, remove any metallic objects (watch,
glasses, necklace, etc.) from the patient. Performing
high-frequency cauterization treatment while the patient is
wearing metallic objects may cause burns on the patient in
areas around the metallic objects.
• Do not strike, hit, or drop the endoscope's distal end,
insertion tube, bending section, control section, universal
cord, or endoscope connector. Also, do not bend, pull, or
twist the endoscope's distal end, insertion tube, bending
section, control section, universal cord, or endoscope
connector with excessive force. The endoscope may be
damaged and could cause patient injury, burns, bleeding,
and/or perforations. It could also cause parts of the
endoscope to fall off inside the patient.
• Never perform angulation control forcibly or abruptly. Never
forcefully pull, twist, or rotate the angulated bending section.
Patient injury, bleeding, and/or perforation may result. It may
also become impossible to straighten the bending section
during an examination.
• Never insert or withdraw the endoscope's insertion section
while the bending section is locked in position. Patient injury,
bleeding, and/or perforation may result.
EVIS EXERA II TJF TYPE Q180V OPERATION MANUAL