About This Manual; Scope And Intended Users; Conventions; User Responsibility - GE PANDA Service Manual

About this Manual

Scope and Intended Users

This service manual describes how to maintain, repair, and service the Panda and Giraffe Warmers that are
used in hospital delivery rooms, hospital newborn nurseries and neonatal intensive care units (NICU).
The intended users for this manual are biomedical engineering service providers of the hospital and GE
Service personnel.

Conventions

This section introduces the various types of warnings, cautions, information notes, and symbols used in this
manual to alert you to possible safety hazards and to provide you with additional information.
Warning: A Warning statement is used when the possibility of injury to the patient or the
operator exists. (The warning icon is yellow.)
Caution: A Caution statement is used when the possibility of damage to the equipment exists.
SENSITIVE TO ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CAUTION: An electrostatic discharge (ESD)
Susceptibility symbol is displayed to alert service personnel that the part(s) are sensitive to
electrostatic discharge and that static control procedures must be used to prevent damage to
the equipment.
Note: A Note provides additional information to clarify a point in the text.
Important:

User Responsibility

This Product will perform in conformity with the description thereof contained in this manual and
accompanying labels and/or inserts, when assembled, operated, maintained and repaired in accordance
with the instructions provided. This Product must be checked periodically. A defective Product should not be
used. Parts that are broken, missing, plainly worn, distorted or contaminated should be replaced
immediately. Should such repair or replacement become necessary, GE Healthcare recommends that a
telephone or written request for service advice be made to the nearest GE Healthcare Regional Service
Center. This Product or any of its parts should not be repaired other than in accordance with written
instructions provided by GE Healthcare and by GE Healthcare trained personnel. The Product must not be
altered without GE Healthcare's prior written approval. The user of this Product shall have the sole
responsibility for any malfunction that results from improper use, faulty maintenance, improper repair,
damage or alteration by anyone other than GE Healthcare.
An Important statement is similar to a note, but is used for greater emphasis.
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