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Warnings
Important!
Only trained and qualified doctors, dentists, and hygienists should operate the
ART-SP6
Patients with pacemakers cannot be treated with the ART-SP6
Do not immerse the ART-SP6 in water!
If the patient or operator is pregnant, consult a physician prior to performing
dental scaling for safety purposes.
The ART-SP6 requires a shielded AC power cord.
Plug the power cord into a well-grounded outlet.
Attention to users with cardiac pacemakers!
Patients with pacemakers should avoid treatment with the ART-SP6. Electronic appliances
including razors, hair dryers, microwave ovens, TV receptors, and other medical equipment,
such as the ART-SP6, may interfere with the performance of pacemakers.
For more information on this subject, please refer to the following articles:
"Advances in Cardiac Pacemaker", The New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 167, Article
2, pp. 515-1075
"Electromagnetic Radiation Interference with Cardiac Pacemaker", U. S. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
"The Individual with a Pacemaker in the Dental Environment", Journal of the American
Dental Association, Vol. 91, No. 6, pp. 1224-1229
