User's Manual Part 1

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Travel by Commercial Aircraft
Following activation, VitalSense sensors are radio transmitters. The
Dermal Patch sensor has a range up to 2 meters, and the Capsule Sensor
has a range up to 1 meter. The VitalSense Monitor can be a source of radio
interference. They should not be used on commercial aircraft without the
expressed permission of the governing aircraft security agency in
countries of travel and the airline carrier. In the United States, this is the
Transportation Security Administration under the Office of Homeland
Security. Mini Mitter suggests the following:
• Do not activate the sensors until your flight has concluded.
• If you do inadvertently find yourself in the position of having to board
an aircraft with activated sensors, realize you may have to do the
following:
Remove all Dermal Patch Sensors and leave them behind.
Turn off the VitalSense Monitor. If it is in Lockout Mode, remove
the battery. The monitor will retain the data that has been collected.
If you have ingested a Capsule Sensor, it is recommended that you
tell the security screener that you are wearing an ingested medical
device.
It is recommended that you be totally honest with airport security
personnel. Although they are familiar with implanted devices, wireless
thermometers may be unfamiliar to them. Policies regarding medical
devices are typically very accommodating. If there are any questions we
can help answer, please call us. See “Contacting Mini Mitter Technical
Support” on page-v.
Modification of VitalSense Devices
Any changes to the VitalSense Physiological Monitoring System not
expressly approved by Mini Mitter will void the practitioner’s or
subject’s authority to operate the devices or the software.
NOTE: VitalSense conforms to all of the requirements established
in ASTM-E1112-00, Standard Specification for Electronic Ther-
mometer for Intermittent Determination of Patient Temperature,
clauses 4.1 and 4.2.