HiToP
®
Metabol
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gbo Medizintechnik AG
Version 1.4
3.4 Important notes and safety precautions
Caution!
It is imperative to comply with the notes and safety precautions in
this user manual. The unit should only be used for the treatment
described in this user manual.
In case of patients with an implanted electronic device please carry out high tone
therapy only after having checked whether there is any risk.
Turn off cell phones, or place them at a distance of 2 - 3 m from the device.
Cardiac pacemakers can extremely be disturbed. In these cases, the therapy
should be only carried out under continuous pulse and ECG control.
If the patient and/or the patient cable is in direct range of high-frequency, short-
wave or micro-wave therapeutic devices, a damage to the device or an injury of
the patient cannot be excluded. Please keep a distance of at least 2 to 3 meters.
A simultaneous connection of the patient to a high-frequency surgery device can
lead to burns under the electrical stimulus electrodes.
The device is not meant for use in non-explosion-proof places. If it is used in
dangerous anethesia areas, an explosion is possible.
Do not use the unit while taking a bath.
Apply the electrodes only to those parts of the body which are described in the
user manual.
Do not connect other persons with the electrodes.
Keep the unit away from children.
In case of all recognizable failures immediately contact gbo Medizintechnik AG,
or one of the service agencies authorized by gbo Medizintechnik AG.
