Fort Visio Prime, Operating Instructions Manual

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5 Warranty conditions
:: 5 Warranty conditions
5.1 Warranty
FORT
®
warrants that the rigid and flexible en-
doscopes, light generators, video processors,
video probes and systems will be free from ma-
nufacturing defects for parts and labour for a pe-
riod of one year. The warranty covers accessories
and peripheral equipment manufactured by
FORT
®
.
The warranty period is restricted to one year. The
warranty is valid for the buyer, and / or end con-
sumer, and cannot be transferred to third parties.
5.2 Excluded from the warranty regulation
5.2.1 For rigid endoscopes
:: If a mark on the outer tube indicates that the
appliance has sustained a shock.
:: If the front lens has been deteriorated.
:: If there are sealing faults due to unsuitable
sterilisation or decontamination.
Our endoscopes will resist temperatures
ranging from –10°C to + 60°C.
5.2.2 For flexible endoscopes
:: If the sheath has been pinched or deformed
by incorrect handling or due to a shock.
:: If there are sealing faults due to sterilisation
and unsuitable decontamination or using non
homogenous products. Our fibroscopes will
resist temperatures ranging from –10°C to +60°C.
5.2.3 For video endoscopes
:: If incorrect electrical connections lead to
deterioration of the distal CCD.
:: If the sheath has been pinched or deformed
by incorrect handling or due to a shock.
:: If there are sealing faults due to handling
with a pressure higher than 0.3 bar or
unsuitable de contamination or using non
homogenous products such as acids or
aromatics.
Nos vidéo endoscopes résistent à des tempéra-
tures s’étendant de –10° à +60 °C.
5.2.4 For video CHIP sensors and
electronic boards
:: If the product has been mounted and
dismounted.
:: If incorrect electrical connections has been used.
:: If the video CHIP sensor has been used with a
video electronic board other than FORT video
electronic boards.
:: If the product has been damaged due to
humidity, flooding, high temperatures
(over 100°C)
In case of any doubt regarding to its running as
per your control tests, the video CHIP sensor
must be returned to FORT
® within 15 days as of
the date of delivery. The warranty does not cover
failures due to accidental damage such as fire,
flooding or other natural catastrophes and if
repairs have been made or attempted by a third
party. All equipment made by someone other
than FORT
®
will be limited by its manufacturers
warranty.
5.3 Scope of services and definition
Conditions of performance of services:
Only the FORT
® test procedures carried out by its
technicians will make it possible to evaluate the
conformity of the equipment with its specifications.
5.4 Responsibility
FORT ® cannot be considered responsible or con-
cerned by the direct or indirect consequences re-
sulting from the equipment's partial, total or
defective operation or failure to operate. It is ex-
pressly agreed by the parties that any financial or
commercial damages (loss of usufruct, loss of
profit, loss of order, commercial problems wha-
tever) or any other action directed against the
client by a third party is equivalent to indirect da-
mage and accordingly does not fall under war-
ranty provisions.
5.5 Repair location
Repairs will be carried out at our premises at
Dourdan:
FORT S.A.
BP 30100
3 rue Lambert
Z.I. La Gaudrée
91415 DOURDAN Cedex – France
5.6 Date of effect
The contract will enter into effect on the date of
equipment delivery unless a different date is spe-
cified in the particular conditions.
5.7 Application conditions
Once FORT
®
considers that the product can be
repaired under the warranty, the repair will be
carried out immediately after reception of the
equipment at FORT
®
(Please attach the commer-
cial invoice and packing list with serial numbers).
The cost for returning the equipment will be at
the expense of FORT
® .
The repair will be carried out after written ac-
ceptance of the repair quotation through a pur-
chase order.
FORT
® covers its repaired products with a six-
month warranty covering all manufacturing de-
fects for parts and labour.
5.8 Acceptance of jurisdiction
In the event of a claim concerning the interpre-
tation or execution of this contract, or if no ami-
able agreement can be reached, the Tribunal de
Commerce d’Evry in France alone will be consi-
dered competent to handle any disputes.
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