Warranty
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1.6
Indications for Use
DES-I is intended to be used as a part of a physical
assessment
of a patient by healthcare professionals for
diagnostic decision
support in clinical settings. DES-I is
intended for use on pediatric
and adult patients. It can
electronically amplify, filter, and transfer sounds to the
accompanying mobile application for storage and sharing. It
can be used to record heart sounds and cardiac murmurs,
bruits, respiratory sounds and abdominal
sounds during
physical examination in normal patients or those with
suspected diseases of the cardiac, vascular, pulmonary or
abdominal organ systems.
There are no known contraindications for DES-I, although care
should be taken when considering using the device according
to the warnings and precautions below.
DES-I is not life-supporting or life sustaining.
1.7
Precautions
The device is intended to be prescribed by licensed medical
professionals for use on patients during a physical assessment
in a clinical setting. The system provides one source of
data that is significant only when used in conjunction with
clinician oversight and consideration of other relevant patient
information.
DES-I should be used only by qualified clinicians. DES-I is
intended for use on patients that can be auscultated on normally
with an
acoustic stethoscope.
This manual provides instructions for the use of DES-I and
mobile applications. It is assumed that the user is
familiar
with basic website navigation and mobile application
use on
iOS devices.
This device is only indicated for use in a hospital, physician’s
office, or other clinical setting. Standard procedures for