SECTION 6
OPRHT50NA B0908
6-11
GENERAL WARNINGS
Preventive maintenance work, repairs, and service may only be
performed by N
EWPORT
trained or factory-authorized personnel.
Always follow accepted hospital procedures or physician
instructions for handling equipment contaminated with body fluids.
The ventilator and its accessories must be thoroughly cleaned
and disinfected after each patient use. Perform all cleaning and
sterilization of external parts and accessories in accordance with
established hospital procedures, physician prescription or
Homecare Dealer instructions.
Certain components of the ventilator, such as the exhalation
valve and the front panel, consist of materials that are sensitive
to some organic solvents used for cleaning and disinfection (e.g.
phenols, halogen releasing compounds, oxygen releasing
compounds, and strong organic acids). Exposure to such
substances may cause damage that is not immediately
recognizable.
The reusable exhalation valve, reusable breathing circuit,
humidifier bottle, and other parts that come in direct contact with
the patient should be sterilized between use.