Information On Proximity To Certain Areas; Information On Use - Ottobock 8E33 Serie Instrucciones De Uso

► In the interest of user safety and in order to maintain the operational reliability and the validity
of the warranty, the specified service intervals must be observed.

4.4 Information on Proximity to Certain Areas

CAUTION
Proximity to sources of strong magnetic or electrical interference (e.g. theft prevention
systems, metal detectors)
Injury due to unexpected behaviour of the prosthesis system caused by interference with internal
data communication.
Avoid remaining in the vicinity of visible or concealed theft prevention systems at the
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entrance/exit of stores, metal detectors/body scanners for persons (e.g. in airports) or other
sources of strong magnetic and electrical interference (e.g. high-voltage lines, transmitters,
transformer stations, computer tomographs, magnetic resonance tomographs, etc.).
► When walking through theft prevention systems, body scanners or metal detectors, watch
for unexpected behaviour of the prosthetic system.
CAUTION
Distance to HF communication devices is too small (e.g. mobile phones, Bluetooth
devices, WiFi devices)
Injury due to unexpected behaviour of the prosthesis system caused by interference with internal
data communication.
► Therefore, keeping the following minimum distances to these HF communication devices is
recommended:
• Mobile phone GSM 850 / GSM 900: 0.99 m
• Mobile phone GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / UMTS: 0.7 m
• DECT cordless phones incl. base station: 0.35 m
• WiFi (routers, access points ...): 0.22 m
• Bluetooth devices (third-party products not approved by Ottobock): 0.22 m
CAUTION
Wearing in extreme ambient temperatures
Injury due to faulty control or malfunction of the Axon-Bus prosthetic system.
► Avoid wearing the prosthesis in areas with temperatures outside of the permissible range
(see Page 29).

4.5 Information on Use

CAUTION
Using the prosthesis with pointed or sharp objects (e.g. knives in the kitchen)
Injury due to unintentional movements.
► Use extra caution when using the prosthesis for handling pointed or sharp objects.
CAUTION
Risk of pinching between the prehensile arms/fingertips
Injury due to pinching of body parts.
► Ensure that no body parts are between the prehensile arms/fingertips when using the
product.
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