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Agent specific filling cannot be assured when bottles without collars are used.
Ensure the Apollo Tec 3 Style vaporiser is secured in an upright position for a
minimum of 10 minutes before it is connected to a patient or a breathing
system. Excess dosage may be delivered if the vaporiser is moved suddenly
during use.
The Apollo Tec 3 Style vaporiser MUST be connected so that the flow of the
gas to the patient is as indicated by the arrows on the device. The delivered
concentration will be incorrect if the flow is reversed.
The Apollo Tec 3 Style vaporiser has a relatively high resistance and must
NOT be incorporated in a breathing system downstream of the common gas
outlet.
Do NOT put water or any other solvent in the Apollo Tec 3 Style vaporiser.
Use the specified anaesthetic agent only.
Do NOT use the Apollo Tec 3 Style vaporiser if it has been dropped.
Do NOT carry the Apollo Tec 3 Style vaporiser by the control dial.
Do NOT immerse the Apollo Tec 3 Style vaporiser in any liquid including
water.
Do NOT sterilise the Apollo Tec 3 Style vaporiser.
Do NOT modify, tamper with or disassemble the Apollo Tec 3 Style vaporiser.
If the vaporiser is modified in any way there is danger of damaging the
vaporiser and the accuracy of graduation.
Do NOT use if changes in the performance of the device have been identified.
CAUTIONS
The Apollo Tec 3 Style vaporiser may be pressurised. Turn the screw cap
slowly when filling or draining vaporisers which are filled with screw cap fillers.
Turn the vaporiser dial control to "OFF" when not in use.
Halothane vaporisers must be periodically drained to prevent the build-up of
Thymol.
1.2 Intended User Responsibility
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