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2.0 For your Safety
Danger to the
device
● Do not allow any liquid to get into the unit. If
liquid has penetrated the unit, it may not be
operated again until it has been checked by
the customer service centre..
● The unit must be set up on a fi rm, level surfa-
ce. The switched-on unit might get overheated
if it is placed on an uneven surface (e.g. mat-
tress, cushion, padded seat etc.).
● The main voltage specifi ed on the type plate
must match the power supply system.
●
The unit may not be started:
•
If cables or plugs are defective,
•
if it has been dropped down before,
•
if obvious defects might restrict safe
operation.
Prior to returning the device for repair, clean it..
●
Pay attention to the ambient conditions described
in chapter 1.5 Transport and storage.
●
Never connect the unit to defective power
sockets or extension cables.
Avoid moisture on plug and switches.
●
The unit, collection canister, mains cable, acces-
sories, con-nection cables and hoses must
be checked for damage prior to starting up.
Damaged cables and hoses must be replaced
immediately.
Prior to use, check the unit func-
tions.
Danger of injury!
●
The ATMOS
®
C 161 has been designed for
aspirating body fl uids in medical ranges. Never
remove explosive gases and infl ammable or
corrosive fl uids.
● Only persons instructed in medical use may
apply the ATMOS
®
C 161 Aspirator to patients.
●
The ATMOS
®
A / C 161 / 261 Aspirator may be
operated only in rooms used for medical purpo-
ses, but not in areas subject to explosion hazards
and in oxygen rich environments.
General safety
information
● ATMOS cannot guarantee perfect
functioning neither will it be liable for
damage to people or property if:
• Any non-original ATMOS parts are
used,
• the user instructions given in this
manual are not followed exactly or
are disregarded,
• Assembly, resetting, alterations,
extensions and repairs are not carried
out by people authorised by ATMOS.
●
Prior to starting up the ATMOS
®
A / C 161 / 261
Aspirator, read these operating instructions
carefully.
● No warranty rights shall exist in the event of
damage or failure caused by the use of non-
ATMOS accessories or non-ATMOS con-
sumables
● The safety standard of the ATMOS
®
A / C 161 /
261 Aspirator corresponds with recognized me-
dical technical regulations and the directions of
the law relating to medical products.
● The electrical outlet is in fact carried out three-
pole, but the middle contact pin (normally ground
wire connection) in the interior of the unit is
not
connected.
●
Sterile packed parts may no longer be used if
their packing was damaged during transport or
storage Danger of
infection for the patient.
● Always remove the plug from the wall socket
fi rst in order to disconnect the unit from the
mains. Only then may the connecting cable be
disconnected from the unit:
• Before cleaning the unit,
• before the collection canister is evacuated,
• before leaving the room.
Never pull at the cable !
Never touch the plug or cable with wet hands.
●
This suction unit may not be applied without
disposable bacterial fi lter plate.
●
The suction hose must never come into direct
contact with the application site.
Always use a sterile suction catheter resp. a
medical accredited aspiration set.
● Use transparent hoses exclusively.
● This product is not re-sterilisable. Repeated
reuse of components which are marked with a
is forbidden. In case of repeated reuse these
components lose their function and there is a
high infection risk.
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