General Information; Intended Use; Classification Of Me Equipment; Standard Components - Hitachi L44LA Instruction Manual

1. General Information

General information for the probe is provided below.

1-1. Intended use

This probe is intended for use by a doctor when placed into direct contact with human internal organs through the
trocar during surgery making ultrasonic observations.
Please refer to the ultrasound diagnostic instrument instruction manual used with this probe for the probe intended use
information.
Regarding with the connectable instrument, please refer to section 2-1. Specifications of this manual.
Warning
Do not use this equipment for other than its intended use.
Otherwise it could cause burns or other injuries to the patient or operator.

1-2. Classification of ME equipment

This probe is classified as follows according to IEC60601-1.
Please refer to the section 2-1 for the range of applied part, the part treated as applied part, and the range of IPX7.
• Classification based on the degree of protection against electric shock ........ Type BF applied part
• Classification for protection against ingress of liquids .................................. IPX7 (Watertight equipment)
• Operation mode ............................................................................................... Continuous operation
• Method of sterilization .................................................................................... Refer to the separate instruction manual

1-3. Standard components

The standard components of L44LA probe are as follows.
L44LA Probe ························································· 1 set
Protect tube(MP-2485B) ············································ 1 set
Storage case ··························································· 1 set
Instruction Manual
• Specification (MN1-6013) ······································· 1 copy
• Safety (MN1-5984) ··············································· 1 copy
• Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization (MN1-6000) ······ 1 copy

1-4. Options

There is no option available for L44LA probe.
"Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization"
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MN1-6013 Rev.4