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Defibrillation Safety
WARNING
Use only the lead cable specified by Fukuda Denshi when defibrillating. If used by
unspecified lead cable, the equipment may be damaged, resulting in a safety hazard.
When using the defibrillator, keep away from the electrodes or medicament applied to the
patient chest. If this is not possible, remove the electrodes or medicament before using it.
If the defibrillator paddles are directly in contact with the electrodes or medicament, an
electrical shock may result from the discharged energy.
When using the defibrillator, do not touch the patient and the metal part of the equipment or
cables. Electric shock may result from the discharged energy.
This equipment will return to standard operating mode within 10 seconds after defibrillating.
The stored data will not be affected.
The measurement accuracy will temporarily decrease during defibirillation, but it will not
compromise the safety of patient and the equipment.
Precautions about the Pacemaker
WARNING
Minute ventilation rate-adaptive implantable pacemakers can occasionally interact with
certain cardiac monitoring and diagnostic equipment, causing the pacemakers to pace at
their maximum programmed rate. The cardiac monitoring and diagnostic equipment may
possibly send wrong information.
If such event occurs, disconnect the cardiac monitoring and diagnostic equipment, or follow
the procedures described in the operation manual of the pacemaker.
Rate meters may continue to count the pacemaker rate during occurrences of cardiac
arrest or some arrhythmias. Do not rely entirely upon rate meter alarms. Keep pacemaker
patients under close surveillance.
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Reference
“
Minute Ventilation Rate-Adaptive Pacemakers
”
FDA alerts health professionals that minute ventilation rate-adaptive implantable pacemakers
can occasionally interact with certain cardiac monitoring and diagnostic equipment, causing
pacemakers to pace at their maximum programmed rate.
[October 14, 1998
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FDA]
Precautions about the LX-8100/LX-8100(G)
WARNING
Do not connect cables not authorized by Fukuda Denshi to any I/O connector. If done so by
mistake, the LX-8100/LX-8100(G) cannot deliver its maximum performance and may be
damaged, resulting in a safety hazard.
Do not use this equipment with multiple patients simultaneously.
This equipment itself has no alarm function. Do not use it if an alarm function is necessary.
The alarm function with the receiving monitor, refer to the operation manual of the receiving
monitor.
CAUTION
Do not pick up and/or swing the LX-8100/LX-8100(G) pulling/grabbing the probe (sensor) or
cord part. The cable could break or get disconnected from the LX-8100/LX-8100(G). And it
may hit people or damage other equipment around.
