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Important Information — Please Read Before Use
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BF-190 Series OPERATION MANUAL
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Instruction manual
This instruction manual contains essential information on using this instrument safely and effectively.
Before use, thoroughly review this manual and the manuals of all equipment that will be used during
the procedure and use the equipment as instructed.
Note that the complete instruction manual set for this endoscope consists of this manual and the
“REPROCESSING MANUAL” with your endoscope model listed on the cover. It also accompanied the
endoscope at shipment.
Keep this and all related instruction manuals in a safe, accessible location.
If you have any questions or comments about any information in this manual, contact Olympus.
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Terms used in this manual
NBI (Narrow Band Imaging) observation:
This is optical-digital observation using narrowband light.
Normal light observation (or WLI (White Light Imaging) observation):
This is observation using white light.
Image sensor:
The image sensor is a device that converts light into electrical signals.
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User qualifications
If there are official standards for user qualifications to perform endoscopy and endoscopic treatment
that are defined by the hospital’s medical administrators or other official institutions, such as academic
societies on endoscopy, follow those standards. If there are no official qualification standards, the
operator of this instrument must be a physician approved by the medical safety manager of the
hospital or person in charge of the department (department of internal medicine, etc.).
The physician should be capable of safely performing the planned endoscopy and endoscopic
treatment following guidelines set by the academic societies on endoscopy, etc., and considering the
difficulty of endoscopy and endoscopic treatment. This manual does not explain or discuss endoscopic
procedures.