Warnings, Cautions And Notes - Siare Falco 202 Evo User Manual

Warnings, cautions and notes

You are advised to carefully read the information given alongside the three
symbols shown on the previous page, since it contains considerations on
the safety, the special requirements for the use Falco 202 Evo (10.4") lung
ventilator (hereinafter called lung ventilator) and the relative safety regulations.
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In order to understand how the lung ventilator works and how to use it
correctly to ensure patient and user safety, the recommendations and
instructions contained in this manual must be read with care and understood.
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In order to grant maximum reliability and to ensure the patient and User's
safety, the lung ventilator was designed and manufactured following warranty
standards of quality of the product and its components. Any part of circuit
must therefore only be replaced with original spare parts supplied or checked
by SIARE.
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The lung ventilator must only be used for the purposes specified herein and
the safety of the lung ventilator is therefore only guaranteed if it is used in
accordance with the instructions given in this manual.
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The lung ventilator must only be used by qualified personnel and only in
equipped and dedicated rooms, according to the regulations in force in the
country where the lung ventilator is installed. Furthermore, during all the
operation of lung ventilator, it is required the presence of qualified personnel.
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Regarding the general safety and to ensure correct technical assistance and
avoid possible physical damage to the patient, the maintenance schedule
foreseen in this manual must be respected; qualified personnel must only
carry out maintenance of the lung ventilator or authorised modifications to the
lung ventilator. The user of this product is solely responsible for any
operating defect caused by improper use or interventions carried out by third
parties other than specialised SIARE personnel.
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The maintenance and the replacement of any part have to be performed by
authorized service personnel and only original SIARE spare parts or
components checked by SIARE should be used.
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Regarding the general safety of the electro-medical equipment, it is important
to follow all rules about the interaction between the machine and the patient,
the User and the nearby environment.
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For any repairs to lung ventilator (due to malfunctioning, defects or failures),
the user must contact SIARE or the authorised local Technical Service
Centre; it is advisable to specify the data on the identification label (model,
serial number, ......) when requesting intervention.
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SIARE recommends establishing a maintenance and service contract with
SIARE or the local authorised service dealer in order to guarantee the
scheduled maintenance required to operate the lung ventilator in a safe and
correct manner.
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