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Safety instructions
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Intended use
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• Blood pressure measurements on children require specialist
knowledge! Please consult your doctor if you wish to measure
the blood pressure of a child. Do not under any circumstanc-
es use the unit on a baby/infant.
This device is intended for persons aged 12 or over for non-inva-
sive self-measurement of the systolic and diastolic blood pres-
sure, determining the pulse rate and calculating the pulse pres-
sure.
This unit uses the oscillometric method for measuring blood
pressure and pulse rate.
• During pregnancy and in cases of pre-eclampsia, the device
may only be used after consulting your doctor.
• The device may only be used at the wrist and not on any other
extremities.
• Do not under any circumstances place the cuff over a criti-
cal area, e.g. a wound, aneurysm, etc. or on an arm with an
arteriovenous shunt. Risk of injury! Any supply via an intra-
vascular access point (infusion) or other medical monitoring
devices could possibly be interrupted.
• Do not use the unit without first consulting your doctor if you
are undergoing dialysis treatment or taking anticoagulants,
platelet aggregation inhibitors or steroids. Internal bleeding
may be caused under these conditions.
• The display of the pulse frequency is not suitable for checking
the frequency of cardiac pacemakers. Cardiac pacemakers
and blood pressure monitors do not influence each other re-
garding their mode of operation.
1. Important patient information
• Do not use the device in explosive environments such as in
the vicinity of flammable anaesthetics or in an oxygen cham-
ber.
• The device is not suitable for use in close proximity to electro-
surgical instruments or magnetic resonance imaging equip-
ment.
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