Warnings And Cautions - Olympus Evis Exera II Instructions Manual

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Warnings and cautions

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Indicates additional helpful information.
Follow the warnings and cautions given below when handling this instrument.
This information is to be supplemented by the warnings and cautions given in
each chapter.
• After using this instrument, reprocess and store it according
to the instructions given in the endoscope's companion
reprocessing manual whose cover lists the model of your
endoscope. Using improperly or incompletely reprocessed or
stored instruments may cause patient cross-contamination
and/or infection.
• Before endoscopy, remove any metallic objects (watch,
glasses, necklace, etc.) from the patient. If performing
high-frequency cauterization becomes necessary while the
patient wears a metallic object, it may cause burns on the
patient in areas around the metallic object.
• Do not strike, bend, hit, pull, twist, or drop the endoscope's
distal end, insertion tube, bending section, control section,
universal cord, or endoscope connector of the endoscope
with excessive force. The endoscope may be damaged and
could cause patient injury, burns, bleeding and/or
perforations. It could also cause parts of the endoscope to
fall off inside the patient.
• When performing transnasal insertion of the GIF-N180,
please follow the cautions below.
− The shape and size of the nasal cavity and its suitability
EVIS EXERA II GIF/CF/PCF TYPE 180 Series OPERATION MANUAL
for transnasal insertion may vary from patient to patient.
No endoscope, including this one, can always be inserted
transnasally with all patients. Before proceeding, always
be sure to confirm that transnasal insertion is possible
with the patient. Otherwise, operator and/or patient injury
can result, or the endoscope could become lodged and be
difficult to withdraw.