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RUBY 10 Safety and Care
Clinical Benefit
Magnifiers empower the user, helping to instill independence, increase
productivity, and improve self-esteem. In short, those who struggle with daily
tasks due to low vision find their quality of life enhanced by utilizing magnifiers.
Intended Purpose
This device is intended to be used as a vision enhancement product by people
who require vision assistance when performing reading of printed materials or
viewing objects encountered during everyday use. The device is not intended to
be relied upon exclusively for the interpretation of sensitive or professional
material, such as medical or legal documents.
Intended Use Environment
The RUBY 10 is for use in a home, work, or school environment for the purpose
of enlarging and enhancing images.
Intended User
The RUBY 10 is intended to be used by anyone with a visual impairment.
Performance Characteristics
Magnification and enhancement of images.
Expected Service Life
The RUBY 10 does not create any unacceptable hazardous conditions (as
defined by IEC 60601-1 Medical electrical equipment—General Requirements
for Basic Safety and Essential Performance) and will be safe to use for 10
years or longer. Expected service life does not represent the actual operating
life or warranty period of the device.
Reasonably Foreseeable Misuse
Dropping the device from desk height. Operating the device forcefully. Using
wrong accessories. Using device to read medical or legal documents.
Layperson Information
For use by laypersons. Freedom Scientific is not responsible for any uses of
this device other than those described in this manual.
Guideline
Input rating for RUBY 10: 5 VDC, 3 A
Protection against electric shock: Class I
WEEE Notice
The directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), which
entered into force as European law on February 13, 2003, resulted in a major
change in the treatment of electrical equipment at end-of-life.
The purpose of this Directive is the prevention of WEEE, and in
addition, to promote the reuse, recycling, and other forms of
recovery of wastes to reduce disposal. The WEEE logo on the
product or its box indicates that this product must not be disposed of
or dumped with your other household waste.
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