PN 21033264 B | User Manual 3 - ENG
HELiOS 300 & 800
Warning Information
Important:
Read this manual thoroughly before
operating the H300/H850.
WARNING:
A WARNING IDENTI-
FIES A SITUATION WHICH, IF NOT
AVOIDED, COULD RESULT IN DEATH
OR SERIOUS INJURY. A WARNING
MAY ALSO DESCRIBE POTENTIAL
SERIOUS ADVERSE REACTIONS AND
SAFETY HAZARDS.
WARNING:
THIS DEVICE IS NOT INTENDED
FOR LIFE SUSTAINING USE. IF CONTINUITY OF
OXYGEN SUPPLY IS REQUIRED, ENSURE THAT
AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF OXYGEN AND/OR A
SECONDARY OXYGEN SUPPLY IS AVAILABLE AT
ALL TIMES DURING THERAPY.
WARNING:
IF YOU FEEL THE EQUIPMENT IS NOT
OPERATING PROPERLY, CALL YOUR HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR OR
ADJUST THE UNIT YOURSELF.
WARNING:
DO NOT MODIFY THIS EQUIPMENT
WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MANU-
FACTURER.
IEC 60417: Graphical Symbols for use on
equipment
Do not cover unit or carry portable
unit under your clothing. These units
normally vent oxygen. No. 5641
21 CFR 801.15: Code of Federal Regulations
Title 21
Federal law restricts this device to
sale by or on the order of a physician.
Council Directive 2012/19/EU: waste electrical
and electronic equipment (WEEE)
WEEE
IEC 60601-1: Medical electrical equipment Part
1 General requirements for basic safety and
essential performance
Drip Proof
This product may be covered by one or more pat-
ents, US and international. Please visit our website
below for the listing of applicable patents. Pat.:
patents.cairemedical.com.
WARNING:
THE POSSIBILITY OF
FIRE EXISTS WHEN THE COMBI-
NATION OF A FUEL, SOURCE OF
IGNITION, AND OXYGEN IS PRESENT.
HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF OXY-
GEN (AIR IS APPROXIMATELY 21%
OXYGEN) GREATLY ENHANCE THE
POSSIBILITY OF COMBUSTION.
WARNING:
THE UNIT CONTAINS
LIQUID OXYGEN WHICH IS EX-
TREMELY COLD, ALMOST -300°F
(-184 C°). EXPOSURE TO SUCH A
LOW TEMPERATURE CAN CAUSE
SEVERE FROSTBITE.
WARNING:
LIQUID AND GASEOUS
OXYGEN, THOUGH NONFLAMMA-
BLE, CAUSE OTHER MATERIALS TO
BURN FASTER THAN NORMAL. THIS
HAZARD, ALONG WITH THE LOW
TEMPERATURE OF LIQUID OXYGEN,
WARRANTS CERTAIN SAFETY PRE-
CAUTIONS.
WARNING:
KEEP FLAMMABLE
MATERIALS AWAY FROM THIS
EQUIPMENT. AEROSOL SPRAYS, OILS
AND GREASE, INCLUDING FACIAL
CREAMS AND PETROLEUM JELLY,
IGNITE EASILY AND MAY BURN RAP-
IDLY IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN.
WARNING:
DO NOT USE OR STORE
YOUR UNIT WITHIN FIVE FEET OF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, ESPE-
CIALLY STOVES, HEATERS, TOASTERS,
AND HAIR DRYERS.
