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WARNINGS:
• Not suitable for use near flammable anaesthetic gas mixtures of air, oxygen or nitrous
oxide.
• Do not use this device in environments where there is danger of explosion.
• Do not use this device in the vicinity of magnetic resonance imaging (MR) scanners. MR
scanners can generate currents that lead to burns.
• The device's readings must be linked with clinical symptoms and signs. The device is only
intended as a tool for diagnosis.
• If your affix certain sensors with plaster or adhesive tape, do not apply it too tightly in order
not to interrupt the patient's blood circulation at the measurement site.
• If you connect this device to another device, check that this combination is functioning
correctly and ensure that no danger is posed to the patient or the user by this combination.
Anyone who combines devices configures a medical system and is therefore responsible
for complying with the provisions standard 60601-1-1.
• Incorrectly placed SpO2 sensors can yield incorrect readings. Please heed the operating
manual of the sensors.
• The use of defective sensors can lead to incorrect displays that could harm the patient in
the worst case. Therefore, you should not use defective sensors.
• Using sensors with damaged cables can also yield incorrect readings. You should therefore
check each cable before use.
• This device can display incorrect readings when near strong electromagnetic fields. These
fields are generated by high frequency surgical equipment or mobile phones, for example.
• The device can display incorrect readings when near computer tomography (CT) scanners.
• Only use this device with the included accessories and with Riester cuffs and sensors.
• To ensure precise and safe blood pressure measurement, a cuff of suitable size must be
used. The cuff's marking must be within the markers after it has been placed
• Do not apply any pressure on the tube or the cuff while taking the measurement. This
could result in incorrect measurements or to the measurement being aborted.
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