Safety And Standards Compliance - Boston Scientific LATITUDE 6288 Patient Manual

Safety and Standards Compliance

• Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Boston Scientific could void
the user's authority to operate this equipment.
• Allow 10 minutes for the Communicator to return to the ambient temperature
(20°C or as applicable) when starting from the storage temperature limits.
• Before each use, visually inspect your Communicator to make sure the housing
has no cracks and the AC adapter (power supply) and any other connecting items
are intact.
• The use of accessories and cables other than those specified may result in
increased emissions or decreased immunity of the LATITUDE Communicator.
• Keep your Communicator and all accessories out of the reach of small children
and pets. Small parts may cause choking or serious injury if swallowed
and attached cords may pose a strangulation hazard. Consult a health care
professional immediately if this occurs.
• Do not insert any object other than a phone connector into the phone jacks on
the back of the Communicator. There can be voltage on the electrical contacts in
the jacks. There is potential to receive a shock.
• Do not use the Communicator adjacent to or stacked with other equipment. If it is
necessary to use the Communicator adjacent to or stacked with other equipment,
please contact your health care provider to verify normal operation.
• Do not use the Communicator in the presence of flammable gas mixtures,
including anesthetics, oxygen, or nitrous oxide.
• The user is cautioned to maintain a 20 cm (8 in) spacing from the product
to ensure compliance with European Norm (EN) or Federal Communications
Commission/Industry Canada (FCC/IC) requirements.
• Model 6288 only : To help prevent electromagnetic interference, it may be
necessary in rare cases to keep other wireless communications equipment
such as cellular telephones and their base stations, and wireless home network
devices at least 3.3 m (11 ft) away from the Communicator.
• Model 6290 only : To help prevent electromagnetic interference, it may be
necessary to keep other wireless communications equipment such as cellular
telephones and their base stations, and wireless home network devices at least
30 cm (12 in) away from the Communicator.
• Other wireless communication equipment could interfere with the Communicator
even if the other equipment complies with CISPR (Special International
Committee on Radio Interference) emission requirements.
• Accessory equipment connected to the analog and digital interfaces (signal
inputs and signal outputs) must be certified according to the respective EN or
IEC standards. Anyone who connects additional equipment to the signal input
parts or signal output parts may configure a medical system, and is therefore
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