Smartbox Grid Pad Installation Manual page 12

Intended use, user and
environment
The Eye gaze unit has been tested as
a Class 1 medical device when used
with the Grid Pad. Specifications and
standards have been listed in the
Compliance section of this manual.
Please consider these safety warnings
to ensure safe operation of your Eye
gaze unit and Grid Pad.
Intended Use
• It is used as an access
method for a voice output
communication aid (VOCA)
• It is used to control a Windows
computer
Intended User
It is designed for individuals with
complex communication and/or access
needs. Complex communication and/
or access needs may arise as a result
of a variety of conditions including but
not limited to:
• Developmental disorders, e.g.
cerebral palsy, developmental
verbal dyspraxia, autistic
spectrum disorder (ASD),
developmental language
disorder (DLD), global delay.
• Acquired disorders, e.g.
cardiovascular accident (CVA/
stroke), dementia, traumatic/
acquired brain injury (TBI/ABI)
It may also be used by individuals
with complex access needs in the
absence of communication difficulties
for computer control, environmental
control and non-face-to-face
communication e.g. including but not
limited to individuals with:
• Spinal cord injury
• Degenerative neuromuscular
disease (e.g. muscular dystrophy,
spinal muscular atrophy)
• (CVA/stroke), dementia,
traumatic/acquired brain injury
(TBI/ABI)
Intended environment
It can be used in a variety of settings
in which the individual is likely to wish
to utilise it for the above intended use.
These settings may include but are not
limited to:
• private homes
• supported living homes
• nursing care facilities
• schools, colleges, universities
• in the community, e.g. shops,
restaurants
• hospitals (acute, rehabilitation
and community)
Significant contra-indications,
warnings and precautions
Although designed to assist with
expressive communication, it should
be used in combination with a range
of augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC) methods and
therefore should not be relied on in
isolation to enable an individual to
communicate expressively.
Other methods of AAC may include
the use of paper-based systems, sign
language or the use of eye pointing
frames.
Despite this, it is recognised that
individuals with signification
communication and/or access
difficulties will rely heavily on a
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