In order to prevent potential hazards, please fol-
low the instructions below:
•
Exclusively use the device for your own
therapy, which must have been prescribed by
a physician.
•
Use accessories only which have been
recommended and offered by your speciali-
zed dealer.
•
Regularly test the alarm function of your devi-
ce.
•
Always ensure that the small hole in the mask
or in the adapter between the mask and the
tubing is unobstructed so that the exhaled air
that is loaded with CO
2
can escape.
•
Never set up the device in a compartment of
a cabinet nor under your bed.
•
Please make sure that air can easily circulate
around the device.
•
Do not place the device in the vicinity of
radiators.
•
Ensure that the device is positioned
horizontally. This is particularly necessary if a
humidifier is connected.
•
If you receive oxygen with your therapy,
please follow all fire protection and safety
regulations with regard to the use of oxygen.
•
Mobile use of the device is permitted only in
a parked vehicle.
•
Immediately see your physician if, while using
the device, you develop one or more of the
following symptoms: dryness of the mucous
membranes in nose and throat, frontal sinus
complaints, earache, a running nose,
hypersensitivity of the skin, oversensitiveness,
loss of voice, disturbances of orientation or
memory.
•
Immediately notify your specialized dealer if
the device fails to function properly.
•
Never place the respiration therapy device in
the vicinity of other equipment or devices,
such as defibrillators, diathermy equipment,
mobile phones, microwave, remote-controlled
toys, etc. Electromagnetic fields greater than
3 V/m may affect the operation of the device.
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