Removing And Replacing The Battery; Disposal; Storage Between Patient Use - Philips V60 User Manual

Care and maintenance

Disposal

Storage between
patient use
10-8

Removing and replacing the battery

See "Installing the battery" on page A-4.
WARNING: This product consists of devices that may contain mercury, which must be
recycled or disposed of in accordance with local, state, or federal laws.
(Within this system, the backlight lamps in the monitor display contain
mercury.)
Dispose of all parts removed from the device according to your institution's
protocol. Follow all local, state, and federal regulations with respect to
environmental protection, especially when disposing of the electronic device or
parts of it (for example, oxygen cell, batteries).
Dispose of this device in accordance with local collections and recycling
regulations. For more information, visit www.philips.com/recycling.
This device contains a lithium ion battery that cannot be recycled. Please
contact customer service for safe disposal instructions of this part.
Follow the steps below when storing the ventilator between patient use:
1. Ensure that the patient circuit is assembled and installed properly as
described in "Installing the patient circuit" on page 5-3.
2. Plug the ventilator into an AC outlet and verify that the power source
symbol is displayed.
3. Adjust settings to hospital defaults.
4. Check oxygen cylinder fill status (if applicable).
5. Ensure oxygen cylinders are turned off.
6. Ensure the environmental specifications are met. Refer to Table 11-8:
"Environmental specifications" on page 11-6.
CAUTION: Avoid allowing the ventilator battery to become completely
discharged. Otherwise, the battery may become over-discharged and
require long recharge times of up to 16 hours or more. The over-
discharged condition may permanently damage the battery so that it
is unable to recharge. To prevent the occurrence of a non-recoverable
over-discharged battery, always keep the ventilator connected to an
AC outlet while in storage and schedule regular preventive
maintenance to ensure battery health.