Safety Information; General Use - Warnings And Precautions - Breas Vivo 3 Clinician Manual

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Safety Information

2.1 General Use — Warnings and Precautions
WARNING!
Risk of Personal Injury
The Vivo 3 is not designed for life support treatment:
• The Vivo 3 shall only be used by patients with spontaneous breathing.
• The Vivo 3 should not be used for ventilator dependent patients.
Risk of Faulty Treatment
If the patient is admitted to a hospital or is prescribed any other form of medical
treatment, always inform the medical staff that the patient is on mechanical ventila-
tion treatment.
Risk of Insufficient Ventilation
Usage outside the specified operating conditions may cause reduced performance.
The Vivo 3 must only be used in accordance with the operating conditions specified
in this operating manual
Risk of Faulty Treatment
Do not use the Vivo 3 in the event of
• Suspected damage to the device, including the occurrence of Internal Functional
Failure alarms.
• Unexpected patient symptoms during treatment.
• Unexplainable or sudden changes of pressure, performance or sound during
operation.
• Delivered air being abnormally hot or emitting an odor.
Contact your responsible care provider for an inspection.
Risk of Suffocation
Do not remove the protection for the heated patient circuit connector, the connector
can be fitted with the protection in place.
If removed, children can choke or suffocate if swallowing it.
Risk of Asphyxia or Personal Injury
Using incorrect settings may cause personal injury or severe medical conditions, such
as hypercarbia, producing arterial acidemia.
The therapy settings shall be based on a physician's description. Changes to settings
must be made by authorized clinical personnel only.
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