Maintenance - Siare Falco 101 User Manual

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MAINTENANCE

Falco 101
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To guarantee the regular ventilator operation of the Falco 101 lung
ventilator for intensive care, emergency and transport (hereinafter
called ventilator), perform the following maintenance interventions with
the recommended frequency.
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All interventions must be conform to the practice and protocols in force
in each facility.
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The instructions for carrying out more detailed tests, for trouble-hooting
and for other interventional procedures, information intended for
qualified technical personnel, are contained in the relative chapter.
On completion of the maintenance operations, all removed components
should be disposed of according to current waste disposal regulations:
components that cannot be destroyed should be sterilized before disposal.
Follow current regulations for the disposal or recycling of all removed
components.
WARNING !! Risk of injury for the user / patient
To ensure the safety of the patient and the operator, the ventilator must be
inspected and checked when the limit of 2000 working hours has been
reached or, in the event of limited use of the machine, at least every 6
months.
All maintenance and/or repair operations require perfect knowledge of the
ventilator and must therefore only be carried out by highly qualified
personnel, specifically trained and formally authorised by SIARE.
Inappropriate intervention or unauthorised modifications can compromise
safety and cause danger to the patient.
To avoid the danger of electric shock during maintenance and/or repair
operations, make sure that all power supplies have been disconnected,
disconnect the power supply source (positioning the special danger signs)
and disable the protection switch of the ventilator.
Before performing the maintenance or repairing works, also in case of
returning the ventilator for repairing to manufacturer, it is required to clean
and disinfect the ventilator.
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