General Cautions - Welch Allyn CP 50 Directions For Use Manual

10 Introduction

General cautions

Cautions indicate conditions or practices that could damage the equipment or other
property.
WARNING To avoid injury, do not touch the print head immediately after
printing. It might be hot.
WARNING No modification of this equipment is allowed.
WARNING To provide CF protection use only accessories approved by
Welch Allyn. Visit www.welchallyn.com. The use of any other accessories
can result in inaccurate patient data, can damage the equipment, and can
void your product warranty.
WARNING To avoid the risk of associating reports with the wrong
patients, make sure that each test identifies the patient. Do not save a test
to the patient record without patient identification associated with the
report.
CAUTION Federal US law restricts sale of the device identified in this
manual to, or on the order of, a licensed physician.
CAUTION When removing the electrocardiograph from storage, allow it to
thermally stabilize to surrounding environmental conditions before using it.
CAUTION To prevent possible damage, do not use sharp or hard objects
to press the touch screen or the buttons. Only use fingertips.
CAUTION Do not expose the patient cable to strong ultraviolet radiation.
CAUTION Do not pull or stretch the patient cable. Doing so could result in
mechanical or electrical failures. Form the patient cable into a loose loop
before storing.
CAUTION Avoid positioning the patient cable where it might get pinched,
stretched, or stepped on. Otherwise, measurements might no longer be
accurate, and repair might be necessary.
CAUTION Using the equipotential terminal for anything but grounding
purposes may contribute to damage of the device.
CAUTION Portable and mobile RF communications equipment can affect
the performance of the electrocardiograph.
CAUTION The electrocardiograph meets the Class A requirements of IEC
60601-1-2 regarding incidental emission of radio frequency interference. As
such it is suitable for use in commercial grade electrical environments. If
the electrocardiograph is used in residential grade electrical environments
and you experience incidental interference with other equipment that uses
radio frequency signals to operate, minimize the interference.
CAUTION Other medical equipment—including but not limited to
defibrillators, ultrasound machines, pacemakers, and other stimulators—
may be used simultaneously with the electrocardiograph. However, such
devices may disturb the electrocardiograph signal.
CP 50™ and CP 50 Plus™ 12-lead resting electrocardiograph