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Preparation
4 Preparation
4.1 Safety information for preparation
WARNING
Risk of injury to the patient and/or the medical personnel
Improper and/or incomplete reprocessing can cause infection of
the patient and/or medical personnel as well as damage to the
product.
•
Reprocess the product before first and each subsequent use.
• For reprocessing the product observe the instructions in the
chapter “Reprocessing” on page 27.
• Do not use a product that has not been reprocessed.
• Before each use, inspect the product as described in the
section “Inspection” on page 19.
• Do not use a damaged product.
WARNING
Risk of injury to the patient
If the light-guide cable is not properly connected to the
endoscope or the light source, the endoscopic image may
suddenly disappear during the procedure. This may lead to
mechanical injury to the patient.
• Properly connect the adapters to the light-guide cable and the
endoscope.
• Properly connect the light-guide cable to the endoscope and
the light source.
4.2 Inspection
Inspection regarding reprocessing
• Make sure that the product has been properly reprocessed.
• Visually inspect the product thoroughly. The product must be
visually clean.
