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2. Warnings, Cautions
and Guidelines
2.1 Warnings
Warnings are indicated by the term
WARNING
� Warnings alert the user
when potentially serious consequences
for the patient or the user may occur,
which can lead to injury with negative
consequences including death�
WARNING
Before the patient is connected to the
breathing tube system, a check must
be made to ensure the breathing gas
is flowing unimpeded through the
breathing tube system�
WARNING
To avoid penetration of any condensate
in the breathing tube system and its
flow to the patient, the humidifier
should be positioned below the actual
level of the patient�
WARNING
Risk of burns!
Under continuous operation, the heating
plate and the humidifier chamber
can reach temperatures of over 85°C�
Before removing the humidification
chamber from the respiratory humidifier,
the humidification chamber must be
allowed to cool down sufficiently�
WARNING
The temperature sensor must be
inserted in such a way that the
temperature of the respiratory gas
is measured in the middle of the
breathing tube� Failure to observe
this requirement may result in the
temperature of the supplied respiratory
gas exceeding the critical temperature
of 43°C�
WARNING
Do not cover the heated breathing tube
system with any insulating material,
such as towels or blankets or other
materials, because the filament inside
the tube will then become overheated
at the covered spot� This can lead to
deformation of the breathing tube, to
the point of melting through�
WARNING
The AIRcon Gen2 respiratory humidifier
can be connected to all conventional
respirators/therapy devices, provided it
is ensured that no danger can occur to
the patient, user or environment due to
the connection�
