TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 . Description of device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 . Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5 . Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6 . Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7 . Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1 . DEVICE DESCRIPTION
1 .1 Congratulations!
With this stethoscope, you have just purchased a precise and simultaneously
robust device.
seca has used its technical expertise in the service of health care for more than
170 years and, as a market leader, has always set standards worldwide with its
innovative developments.
1 .2 Intended use
seca stethoscopes are used primarily by doctors and trained staff to auscultate
various organs such as the heart, lungs and intestines, together with the arteries,
to assess sounds. When measuring blood pressure, the stethoscope is used to
detect Korotkoff sounds in order to determine systolic and diastolic blood pressure
in adults or children.
1 .4 Contraindications
No contraindications are known to date.
2 . SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
2 .1 Safety precautions in these Instructions for Use
CAUTION!
I dentifiesahazardoussituation.Ifyoufailtotakenoteofthisinformation,
minor to moderate injury may result.
NOTICE!
Indicates that the product may have been operated incorrectly. If you fail to
take note of this information, the device may be damaged or the measured
results may be incorrect.
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NOTE
Additional information on how to use this device.
2 .2 Basic safety precautions on handling the device
• P leasefollowtheprecautionsintheseInstructionsforUse
• K eeptheinstructionsforuseinasafeplace.
CAUTION! Avoiding injuries
• N everusestethoscopeswithouteartips.
• D onotusestethoscopeswithoutdiaphragms.
• D onotpushearplugstoofarintotheauditorycanal.
NOTICE!
• C heckthattheproductisworkingperfectlybeforeusingiteachtime.
• D onotusetheproductifitisvisiblydamaged.
• A voiddamagingtherubberpartswithsharporpointedobjects.
• T heseproductsmaynotbetakenintostrongmagneticfields,
for example MRI, and used there.
• O nlyusegenuinesecaspareparts.
• A voidsubjectingthedevicetoshocks.
• F ollowthecareinstructions.
• C heckregularlyforsoilingandcleanifrequired.
• D onotsterilizeusingheat.
• D onotimmerseincleaningliquidandprotectfromdirttoprevent
cleaningliquidsorsolidbodiesgettingintothesystemofhollow
spaces inside the stethoscope.
• D onotexposethestethoscopetoanydirectUVradiation,
this applies to all rubber parts in particular.
NOTE:
• O nlyqualifiedpersonsmayinterprettheresults.
• s ecastethoscopesarefreeofDEHPandlatex.
2 .3 Ambient conditions
• S torageatroomtemperaturebetween-10°Cand40°C
• R elativehumiditybelow85%
3 . OPERATION
3 .1 Before use
Before any use involving direct contact with the body (patient/examiner),
ensure that you have cleaned and disinfected the item.
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