Esaote MyLabX75VET, Getting Started

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I N T R O D U C T I O N
MyLab
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GETTI
NG STARTED
Product Life Cycle
Life Time
The safety and efficiency of
MyLab
ultrasound scanners are guaranteed for at
least seven (7) years from the purchase date, provided that:

the device is used in accordance with the instructions given in
the Operator Manual (and its eventual Addenda), which must
be always accessible to the whole personnel in an integral and
readable status;

any installation, maintenance, calibration, modification and
repairing operation is performed on the device only by
Esaote qualified personnel, using original Esaote spare parts.
When approaching the seven (7) years limit from the purchase date, it is
recommended to contact Esaote Service or to visit Esaote web site
(www.esaote.com), to get updated information on the product’s end of life
and/or to agree on the most suitable solution for its safe disposal.
Maintainability Time
Esaote ensures maintainability of
MyLab
ultrasound scanners for seven (7)
years from the purchase date.
End-of-Life Disposal
MyLab
ultrasound scanners fall within the application field of the 2002/96/
EC Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE),
amended by directive 2003/108/EC.
The main device label includes therefore the symbol shown below, indicating
- in an unequivocal way – that the device must be disposed of in a separate
collection from urban waste and that it was introduced in the market after
August 13th, 2005.
When disposing of any device part, the user shall consider the following
points:

any recyclable part of the device and/or of its packaging is
labelled with the corresponding symbol;

all components used for the packaging are recyclable and/or
reusable, except the closed-coupled barriers.
CAUTION
The device and its consumable parts must be disposed of, at end of life,
according to the applicable state and/or federal and/or local regulations.