About This Manual; Scope And Intended Users; Conventions - GE Giraffe Blue Spot PT Lite Operation, Maintenance And Service Manual

Scope and Intended Users

This operation, maintenance, and service manual describes how to use, maintain, and service the Giraffe
Blue Spot PT Lite Phototherapy System. This manual has two parts, one for Operation and Maintenance
and one for Service.
The intended users for the Operation and Maintenance part of this manual are end users of the
equipment, primarily care providers in the hospital setting. The intended users for the Service part of this
manual are hospital biomedical engineering services and GE Service personnel.
This device should only be operated by personnel trained in its operation and familiar with the risks and
benefits of this type of device.

Conventions

Various types of pictures or icons are used in this manual wherever they reinforce the printed message to
alert you to potential safety hazards in one of the following ways:
WARNING:
A WARNING statement is used when the possibility of injury to the patient or the operator
exists.
CAUTION:
A CAUTION statement is used when the possibility of damage to the equipment exists.
SENSITIVE TO ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CAUTION
An Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Susceptibility symbol is displayed to alert service personnel
that the part(s) are sensitive to electrostatic discharge and that static control procedures must
be used to prevent damage to the equipment.

About this Manual

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