Parts And Accessories Information; Responsibility Of The Manufacturer; Responsibility Of The Purchaser/Customer - GE MAC 1600 Service Manual

CAUTION:
This equipment contains no user serviceable parts. Refer servicing to qualified
service personnel.
U.S. Federal law restricts this device to the sale by or on the order of a physician.

Parts and Accessories Information

WARNING:
PATIENT SAFETY — To ensure patient safety, use only parts and accessories
manufactured or recommended by GE Healthcare.
Contact GE Healthcare for information before connecting any devices to this
equipment that are not recommended in this manual.
If the installation of this equipment in the U.S.A. uses 240V rather than 120V, the
source must be a center-tapped, 240V, single-phase circuit.
Parts and accessories must meet the requirements of the applicable 60601 safety
standards, and/or the system configuration must meet the requirements of the
60601-1-1 Medical Electrical Systems standard.
Using accessory equipment that does not comply with the equivalent safety
requirements of this equipment may lead to a reduced level of safety of the
resulting system. Consideration relating to the choice shall include:
• Use of the accessory in the Patient Vicinity.
Patient vicinity is defined as a space, within a location intended for the
examination and treatment of patients, extending 6 ft. (1.83 m) beyond the
normal location of the bed, chair, table, treadmill, or other device(s) supporting
the patient during examination and treatment, and extending vertically to 8 ft.
2.4 in. (2.5 m) above the floor.
• Evidence that the safety certification of the accessory was performed in
accordance with the appropriate 60601-1 and/or 60601-1-1 standard(s).

Responsibility of the Manufacturer

GE Healthcare is responsible for the effects of safety, reliability, and performance on
GE-supplied hardware only if the following conditions are met:
• Assembly operations, extensions, readjustments, modifications, or repairs are
carried out by persons authorized by GE Healthcare.
• The electrical installation of the relevant room complies with the requirements of
the appropriate local, state, and other government regulations.
• The equipment is used in accordance with the instructions for use.

Responsibility of the Purchaser/Customer

The customer is responsible for providing appropriate desks, chairs, electrical wall
outlets, network connections, analog phone lines, and for locating any of the system
components described in this manual in compliance with all local, state, and national
codes.
2028451-183E MAC™ 1600
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