Safety Information; General Use - Warnings And Precautions - Breas Vivo 3 User Manual

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Safety Information

2.1 General Use — Warnings and Precautions
WARNING!
Risk of Personal Injury
The Vivo 3 is not designed for life support treatment:
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Risk of Faulty Treatment
If the patient is admitted to a hospital or is prescribed any other form of medical treat-
ment, always inform the medical staff that the patient is on mechanical ventilation
treatment.
The Vivo 3 shall not be used with nebulizers.
Risk of Insufficient Ventilation
Usage outside the specified operating conditions may cause reduced performance.
The Vivo 3 must only be used in accordance with the operating conditions specified in
this manual.
Risk of Faulty Treatment
Do not use the Vivo 3 in the event of:
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Contact your responsible care provider for an inspection.
Risk of Suffocation
Do not remove the protection for the heated patient circuit connector, the connector
can be fitted with the protection in place.
If removed, children can choke or suffocate if swallowing it.
Risk of Asphyxia or Personal Injury
Using incorrect settings may cause personal injury or severe medical conditions, such as
hypercarbia, producing arterial acidemia.
The therapy settings shall be based on a physician's prescription. Changes to settings
must be made by authorized clinical personnel only.
Risk of Faulty Treatment
The responsible organization should periodically reassess the settings of the therapy for
effectiveness.
Risk of Faulty Treatment
Always prepare the Vivo 3 as described in this manual before use.
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The Vivo 3 shall only be used by patients with spontaneous breathing.
The Vivo 3 should not be used for ventilator dependent patients.
Suspected damage to the device, including the occurrence of Internal Functional
Failure alarms.
Unexpected patient symptoms during treatment.
Unexplainable or sudden changes of pressure, performance or sound during
operation.
Delivered air being abnormally hot or emitting an odor.
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