Re-use / Disposal
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10 Re-use / Disposal
10.1 Information on Re-Use
CAUTIOn
Risk due to improper use.
Seatpaddingsthatcomedirectlyintocontactwiththeskincancausefunc-
tionalandhygienicrisksiftheproductisusedbyanotherperson.Theymustbereplacedforre-use.
Theproductissuitableforre-use.
Similartosecond-handmachinesorcars,productsthatarebeingre-usedaresubjecttoin-
creasedstrain.Featuresandfunctionsmustnotchangeinawaythatcouldendangerpatients
orotherpersonswithintheproduct’slifecycle.
Basedonmarketobservationsandthecurrentstateoftechnology,themanufacturerhascalcu-
latedthattheproductcanbeusedforaperiodof4years,providedthatitisusedproperlyand
thattheserviceandmaintenanceinstructionsareobserved.Periodsduringwhichtheproduct
isstoredatthedealerorwiththethirdpartypayerarenotincludedinthisperiod.Itshouldbe
clearlypointedout,however,thattheproductisreliablefarbeyondthisdefinedperiodoftime,
providedthatitiscaredforandmaintainedappropriately.
Incasesofre-use,thecorrespondingproductmustfirstbethoroughlycleanedanddisinfected.
Subsequently,theproductmustbeexaminedbyanauthorisedspecialisttocheckthecondi-
tion,wearandpossibledamages.Anywornanddamagedcomponentsaswellascomponents
whichdonotfitorarenotsuitablefortheusermustbereplaced.
Theservicemanualincludesaserviceschedule,detailedinformationandalistoftherequired
tools.
10.2 Information on Disposal
Ifaproductistobedisposedof,allcomponentsoftheproductmustbedisposedofproperlyin
accordancewiththeapplicableenvironmentalprotectionregulationsintherespectivecountry.
