MPS / MTS / MXS / MWS-BA-e-1215
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3 Basic directions (general information)
According to the Directive 90/384/EEC scales must be verified to the fol-
lowing appli
cation purposes. Article 1, paragraph 4 „Determination of
weight in the course of medical practice i.e. weighing of patients for the
purpose of health monitoring, diagnosis and medical treatment.
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3.1 Use
3.1.1 Indication
- Determination of body weight in the course of medical practice.
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Used as a „non-automatic scale” i.e. a person is to be placed carefully in the centre
of the scale plate or in the suitable supporting device in the case of wheelchair or
chair scales. In the case of baby scales, a baby is to be always laid down or seated
on the scale pan. For wheel chair scales, a wheel chair together with the person sit-
ting in it is pushed over the ramp into the center of the weighing plate and/or the
electric wheel chair is moved electrically driven onto the weighing plate.
The weighing value can be read off after a stable weighing value has been obtained.
3.1.2 Contraindication
No contraindications.
3.2 Intended use
Depending on the model, the scale is used to determine the weight of standing per-
sons, sitting persons and/or persons sitting in the wheel chair at a wheel chair scale
and the weight of lying babies in medical treatment rooms The scales are intended to
diagnose, prevent and monitor diseases.
The scales equipped with serial interface can only be connected to the
equipment compliant with EN60601-1 standard.
In the case of personal weighing scales, a person to be weighed is to be placed
carefully in the centre of the scale plate and left at rest or in the case of chair scales,
a person is to be sat in the centre of seat and left at rest.
The whole wheel chair is to be pushed onto the weighing plate and/or the electric
wheel chair is moved onto the weighing plate and the wheels have to be fixed for
weighing.
The weighing value can be read off after a stable weighing value has been obtained.
The scale is designed for continuous operation.
The scale platform can only be walked on by people that can stand on it
securely with both feet, or sit calmly (in the case of chair scale and wheel
chair scale).
