CO
2
MPACT ENDOSCOPIC INSUFFLATOR
®
SYSTEM Operator’s Manual
Page 7
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If an emergency should arise whereby the need to terminate the procedure is
required, operators should stop the gas flow by turning off the power to the
insufflator and promptly disconnecting the US Endoscopy Endoscopic Tubing Set at
the unit’s Output Port.
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The CO
2
MPACT ENDOSCOPIC INSUFFLATOR
®
SYSTEM can release CO
2
to the
surrounding atmosphere in the event of misuse or a fault condition. Use and store the
CO
2
MPACT ENDOSCOPIC INSUFFLATOR
®
SYSTEM in a well-ventilated
environment. Additionally, make sure all CO
2
connections are correctly installed and
free of visible damage. Should an unexplained rapid discharge of CO
2
occur,
evacuate the immediate area until it has had sufficient time to ventilate.
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High Pressure USP CO
2
is supplied to the CO
2
MPACT ENDOSCOPIC
INSUFFLATOR
®
SYSTEM from commercially available CO
2
supply tanks or from
a wall source. Please read and carefully follow all Warnings, Cautions and Handling
Instructions provided with, and listed on the CO
2
supply tank or wall source that is
used with the CO
2
MPACT ENDOSCOPIC INSUFFLATOR
®
SYSTEM. Failure to
do so can result in Serious Injury or Death.
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This product contains phthalates which have been perceived as having possible
carcinogenic, mutagenic and reproductive risks. However, based on all existing
scientific data, the long history of safe use of medical device products containing
phthalates, as well as the short duration of contact with this device, there are no
known cancer or reproductive risks to humans. Physician discretion is required to
ensure that benefits outweigh risks when this device is used in children, elderly and
pregnant women.
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Caution: Federal (and Canadian) law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of
a licensed medical practitioner.
