Safety Instructions - Icare Tonovet TV01 Manual De Usuario Y Mantenimiento

Safety instructions

Read this manual carefully, because it contains important information on using and
servicing the tonometer.
• Keep this manual for future use.
• When you have opened the package, check for any external damage or faults. Check especially that
the casing is not damaged. If you suspect that there is something wrong with the tonometer,
contact the manufacturer or the distributor.
• Use the tonometer only for measuring intraocular pressure. Any other use is incorrect.
The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for any damage arising from improper use, or
for the consequences thereof.
• Never open the casing of the tonometer, except for the battery compartment or
to change the probe base.
• The manual contains instructions for replacing batteries and changing the probe base.
• Never use the tonometer in wet places.
• The probe base, battery compartment cover, collar and probes are so small that a child or
animal could swallow them. Keep the tonometer out of the reach of children or animals.
• Do not use the device near the substances that are flammable - including flammable anaesthetic
agents.
• Check that a clean new disposable probe is used before each measurement.
• Be sure that the probe contains the small plastic round tip in front.
• To avoid transmitting certain microbiological agents (e.g. bacteria), the device should be cleaned
regularly with a disinfectant, e.g. an alcohol solution.
• The tonometer must not come into contact with the eye, except for the probes for a fraction of
a second during the measurement, therefore do not bring the tonometer into contact with the eye
or push it to the eye (tip of the probe should be 4–8 mm or 1/6 - 1/3 inch, from the eye).
• The tonometer conforms to EMC requirements (IEC 60101-1-2: 2001), but interference may
occur in it if used near to (<1m) a device causing high-intensity electro magnetic emissions
(like a cellular phone). Though the tonometer's own electromagnetic emissions are well below
the levels in the relevant standards, they may cause interference in another device, e.g. a sensitive
sensor, nearby.
• If the device is not to be used for a long time, removing the batteries is recommended,
as the AA batteries may leak. Removing the batteries will not affect the subsequent functioning
of the tonometer.
• Be sure to dispose of the single-use probes properly (e.g., in a container for disposable needles),
because they may contain micro-organisms from the measured patient.
• Batteries, packaging materials, and probe bases must be disposed of according to local regulations.
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