For Your Safety And That Of Your Patients; Intended Use - Dräger Alduk IV Gebrauchsanweisung

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For your safety and that of your
patients
Strictly follow these instructions for use
WARNING
Risk of incorrect operation and of incorrect use
Any use of the medical device requires full un-
derstanding and strict observation of all sec-
tions of these instructions for use. The medical
device must only be used for the purpose spec-
ified under "Intended use".
Strictly observe all WARNING and CAUTION
statements throughout these instructions for
use and all statements on medical device la-
bels. Failure to observe these safety informa-
tion statements constitutes a use of the medi-
cal device that is inconsistent with its intended
use.
WARNING
Risk of malfunction
Unauthorized modification of the medical de-
vice will result in malfunction.
This medical device may not be modified with-
out the permission of Dräger.
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Maintenance
WARNING
Risk of medical device failure and of patient in-
jury
The medical device must be inspected and ser-
viced regularly by service personnel. Repair
and complex maintenance carried out on the
medical device must be performed by experts.
If the above is not complied with, medical de-
vice failure and patient injury may occur. Ob-
serve chapter "Maintenance".
Dräger recommends that a service contract is
obtained with DrägerService. For maintenance
Dräger recommends the use of authentic
Dräger repair parts.
Patient safety
The design of the medical device, the accompanying
documentation, and the labeling on the medical de-
vice are based on the assumption that the purchase
and the use of the medical device are restricted to
persons familiar with the most important inherent
characteristics of the medical device.
Instructions and WARNING and CAUTION state-
ments are therefore largely limited to the specifics of
the Dräger medical device.
The instructions for use do not contain any informa-
tion on the following points:
– Risks that are obvious to users
– Consequences of obvious improper use of the
medical device
– Potentially negative effects on patients with dif-
ferent underlying diseases
Medical device modification or misuse can be dan-
gerous.
Safety instructions for handling oxygen
WARNING
Risk of explosion
Protect O cylinders from falling over and do
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not expose them to intense heat.
WARNING
Risk of explosion
Do not oil or grease O fittings such as gas cyl-
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inder valves, pressure reducers, and fine-me-
tering valves and do not touch them with
greasy hands.
WARNING
Risk of fire due to uncontrolled pressure surges
Only open and close gas cylinder valves slowly
by hand. Do not use tools. Turn evenly.
WARNING
Risk of fire
No smoking, no open fire
O promotes combustion.
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Observation of regulations
Observe the applicable laws and regulations for han-
dling O .
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Intended use

Pressure reducer for O cylinders intended for re-
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ducing cylinder pressures of up to 200 bar* to an out-
let pressure of 4.5 bar.
With additional O flow of up to 15 L/min that is ad-
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justable in steps.
* 1 bar = 1 kPa x 100
Instructions for use Alduk IV