Bio Amp
Owner’s Guide
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The ML180 Stimulus Isolator is supplied with a special transformer plug
pack. The plug pack complies with medical safety requirements.
Therefore, under no circumstances should any other transformer be used
with the Stimulus Isolator. For a replacement transformer plug pack please
contact your nearest ADInstruments representative.
General Safety Instructions
To achieve the optimal degree of subject and operator safety, consideration
should be given to the following guidelines when setting up a PowerLab
system either as stand-alone equipment or when using PowerLab equipment
in conjunction with other equipment. Failure to do so may compromise the
inherent safety measures designed into PowerLab equipment. The following
guidelines are based on principles outlined in the international safety
standard IEC60601-1-1:
General requirements for safety - Collateral standard:
Safety requirements for medical systems
. Reference to this standard is required
when setting up a system for human connection.
PowerLab systems (and many other devices) require the connection of a
personal computer for operation. This personal computer should be certified
as complying with IEC60950 and should be located outside a 1.8 m radius
from the subject (so that the subject cannot touch it while connected to the
system). Within this 1.8 m radius, only equipment complying with IEC60601-
1 should be present. Connecting a system in this way obviates the provision of
additional safety measures and the measurement of leakage currents.
Accompanying documents for each piece of equipment in the system should
be thoroughly examined prior to connection of the system.
While it is not possible to cover all arrangements of equipment in a system,
some general guidelines for safe use of the equipment are presented below:
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Any electrical equipment which is located within the SUBJECT AREA
should be approved to IEC60601-1.
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Only connect those parts of equipment that are marked as an APPLIED
PART to the subject. APPLIED PARTS may be recognized by the BF or CF
symbols which appear in the Safety Symbols section of these Safety Notes.
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Only CF-rated APPLIED PARTS must be used for direct cardiac
connection.
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Never connect parts which are marked as an APPLIED PART to those
which are not marked as APPLIED PARTS.
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Do not touch the subject to which the PowerLab (or its peripherals) is
connected at the same time as making contact with parts of the PowerLab
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