13 Maintenance
ASTOPAD
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Instructions for Use
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13 Maintenance
To ensure sufficient battery capacity in ASTOPAD control units with a battery, the
battery should be replaced every 3 years. Replacing the battery is described in
Section
13.2 Replacing the battery
.
ASTOPAD does not require preventative servicing (e.g. replacing fluids or compo-
nents), but it does require repeated inspections in accordance with Section
13.1
Repeated inspections
.
No service or maintenance work may be carried out on the ASTOPAD
during use on the patient.
WARNING
Risk of injury!
The ASTOPAD may only be serviced by appropriately trained and medically qual-
ified service personnel.
The ASTOPAD does not contain any parts the user can repair. Therefore, do not
attempt to repair the ASTOPAD yourself. Contact your local sales point.
Any repairs to the equipment may only be carried out by persons authorised and
qualified by the manufacturer.
Modifications to the ASTOPAD are not permitted.
On request, STIHLER ELECTRONIC GmbH will provide service instructions that
will allow properly trained and qualified persons to repair the parts of the equip-
ment that the manufacturer has designated as repairable.
Provision of technical documents and/or spare parts from the manufacturer is not
an authorisation to open or repair the equipment.
13.1 Recurrrent tests
A recurrent test of the ASTOPAD (applied part and control unit) must be per-
formed at least every 12 months.
For the test, you can either purchase the required test equipment and instructions
from the manufacturer, or you can commission the manufacturer or your local
dealer to perform the inspection of the ASTOPAD.
Also, please observe all other applicable regulations (e.g. IEC/EN 62353) on
monitoring the safety of medical devices and the use of calibrated testing equip-
ment.
