ASTOPAD
®
Instructions for Use
3 Important safety information
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3.1 Dangers
DANGER
Explosion hazard!
Do not use the ASTOPAD patient warming system in an explosive environment or
in the presence of flammable anaesthetics.
3.2 Warnings
WARNING
Risk of injury!
Use of the ASTOPAD must be carried out under the supervision of a physician.
Read and observe all instructions, stickers, and accompanying documentation
that came with the ASTOPAD. Failure to observe the instructions, including warn-
ings and safety information, can result in incorrect handling, patient injury, injury
to users or medical personnel, damage to the device, or material damage.
Operate and service the ASTOPAD only in accordance with the procedures de-
scribed in these instructions and with the applicable standards, rules, and guide-
lines. The manufacturer shall not be responsible for the safety of users or patients
if any actions/procedures other than those published are carried out during opera-
tion, servicing, or repeated inspections.
The ASTOPAD may only be used by appropriately trained and medically qualified
specialists.
The ASTOPAD may only be serviced by appropriately trained and medically qual-
ified service personnel.
If the OR table top is tilted (adjusted through the longitudinal axis), there is a dan-
ger that the patient will slip off. The patient must be sufficiently secured against
slipping before the OR table top is tilted or otherwise moved out of the horizontal
position!
Due to the physico-chemical properties of disinfectants, please ensure that no
disinfectants accumulate beneath the patient. During use, the patient must not be
damp or even wet when lying on the ASTOPAD applied part. This presents a
chemical burn hazard.
When RF surgical instruments or endocardial catheters are used, the patient
must also be properly insulated. This insulation must not be damp. The equip-
ment manufacturer’s instructions for use must be observed at all times.
With transdermal drug applications (patches), the additional heat can increase
the uptake of the drugs and result in injury to the patient.
