Personal Safety - gbo Medizintechnik ULTRATHERM 1008 Instructions For Use Manual

ULTRATHERM 1008
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Personal safety

In case of improper or unauthorized use of the unit, the operator, the pa-
tient or other persons may be subjected to the danger of electric shock
due to high voltage produced by the unit, the danger of influence on ac-
tive implantations by magnetic fields produced by the unit and the dan-
ger of being burned due to erroneously positioned electrodes or false
parameters such as the duration of treatment, power output or operating
mode!
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Before operating the unit, please read this instruction manual carefully
and observe the information contained therein!
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Pay special attention to the list of contraindications at the end of the in-
struction manual!
( Annex B Contraindications)
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Before operating the unit each time, check whether
the unit has been correctly connected to the building's power supply,
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the unit has been set up so that it is free-standing and the patient is not
in direct contact with metal objects such as heating radiators, metal beds
or other equipment,
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the insulation of the power supply and electrode connection cables is not
damaged,
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the electrode connection cable is connected properly and is not cross-
routed (which may cause capacitive short circuits),
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only accessories (cables, electrodes) approved by the manufacturer are
connected,
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the patient to be treated (and the personnel) have removed all electric
devices (e. g. hearing aids, electrotherapy electrodes, mobile tele-
phones) and all conductive objects (e. g. rings, chains, watches, earrings
or other jewelry, eyeglasses) and that they are not in the immediate vi-
cinity of the unit,
–
the patient is in a composed state and the bodily areas to be treated are
dry on the exterior,
the electrodes are positioned according to the doctor's instructions (to be
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checked by the doctor or physiotherapist if applied by assisting person-
nel),
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there is no danger of unwanted local warming due to electrode con-
strictions and
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no other persons are located within 2 meters of the unit!
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