Safety Notes
Leica M525 F20/CT20 / Ref. 10 715 156 / Version 01 7
WARNING
Risk of injury by:
•
Uncontrolled swinging out of swing arm!
•
Tilting of the stand!
•
Feet in non-sturdy shoes may get trapped beneath the
base!
•
Abrupt braking of the surgical microscope at a threshold
that cannot be crossed!
X
X
For transportation, always move the Leica M525 F20
surgical microscope into the transport position.
X
X
Never move the stand while the unit is extended.
X
X
Never roll over cables lying on the floor.
X
X
Always push the Leica M525 F20 surgical microscope;
never pull it.
WARNING
Danger of fatal electrical shock!
X
X
The Leica M525 F20/CT20 surgical microscope may be
connected to a grounded safety socket only.
WARNING
Danger of tilting if load exceeds permitted load!
X
X
The load placed on the microscope interface must not
exceed 6.5 kg.
WARNING
Risk of injury from downward movement of Leica M525 F20/
CT20 surgical microscope!
X
X
Never change the accessories or attempt to rebalance
the microscope while it is above the field of operation.
X
X
Always balance the Leica M525 F20/CT20 after
re-equipping it.
X
X
Do not exceed the max. load when equipping
components and accessories.
X
X
Do not release the brakes when the instrument is in an
unbalanced state.
Improper motions of the stand can result in tilting of the
stand.
X
X
Observe notes on danger of tilting on page 6.
WARNING
Danger of fatal electrical shock!
X
X
The Leica M525 F20/CT20 surgical microscope may be
connected to a grounded safety socket only.
WARNING
Failure of the illumination can be dangerous for the patient!
X
X
If one of the xenon lamps fails, switch to the other one
immediately.
WARNING
Tissue heating!
Outside the area visible through the microscope,
uncontrolled tissue heating is possible.
X
X
Make sure that the field diameter is not larger than the
field of view and the light intensity is not set too high
WARNING
Severe tissue damage can result from an incorrect working
distance!
X
X
When using lasers, always set the working distance of
the microscope to laser distance and lock the microscope
in position.
WARNING
Tissue heating!
Severe injury to tissue can result from manual adjustment of
the working distance!
X
X
Do not adjust the rotary knob for manual setting of the
working distance while using the laser.
WARNING
Risk of infection!
X
X
Leave sufficient space around the stand to ensure that
the sterile drape does not come into contact with non-
sterile components.
WARNING
Severe tissue damage can result from an incorrect working
distance!
X
X
When using lasers, always set the working distance of
the microscope to laser distance and lock the microscope
in position.
WARNING
Severe injury to tissue can result from manual adjustment of
the working distance!
X
X
Do not adjust the rotary knob for manual setting of the
working distance while using the laser.
