User's Manual

Bedside/Transport Monitors
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CAUTION:
• Excessive bending or twisting of a transducer cable may
cause failure or intermittent operation of the transducer.
• Do not sterilize a transducer using gas, heat, or liquid
methods. Do not autoclave a transducer. These
sterilization methods may permanently damage the
transducer.
• This instrument is not intended for use with
defibrillators.
• Disposal of these devices and all accessories must be in
accordance with local and federal laws.
• Due to the potential for electromagnetic interference,
electronic devices (for example, portable communication
transmitters, cellular telephones, personal computers,
electronic toys, and other medical devices) should not
be operated within 3.5 feet (1.07 meters) of the patient,
patient leads, or associated patient monitoring
equipment until evaluated by the Biomedical
Engineering staff.
• If the integrity of the external protective earth conductor
is in doubt, the equipment must be operated from its
internal power source.
• The fetal module is an IEC 601-1 Class I device with type
B, BF, and CF patient connectors. Type B equipment
provides a particular degree of protection against
electric shock, particularly regarding allowable leakage
current (not to exceed 0.1 mA) and reliability of the
protective earth connection (if present). Type BF
equipment meets the criteria above for B with an F-type
applied part. An F-type applied part is isolated from all
other parts of the equipment to such a degree that the
patient leakage current allowable in single fault
condition is not exceeded with a voltage equal to 1.1
times the highest rated mains voltage applied between
the applied part and earth. Type CF equipment provides
a degree of protection higher than that for type BF
against electroshock, particularly regarding allowable
leakage currents (not to exceed 0.01 mA), and having an
F-type applied part.
• Water ingress for the fetal module is IPX0; water ingress
for the Mermaid transducers is IPX7 per IEC 529.
• The MOM unit is not approved for transport applications.