Precautions - GE Tec 6 Plus Operation And Maintenance Manual

Introduction
Precautions
A WARNING Do not fill the vaporizer with any substance other than
Suprane™ (desflurane) as specified on the front label. If
any substance other than Suprane™ (desflurane) is used,
patient injury could occur.
U.S. Federal and Canadian law restrict this device to sale
by or on the order of a licensed medical practitioner.
Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, check local laws for any
restrictions that may apply.
Before using the Tec 6 Plus Vaporizer, you must be
familiar with the Suprane™ (desflurane) package insert.
Failure to conform to the recommendations on the insert
can result in patient injury.
Do not attempt to use a vaporizer that has been dropped.
A dropped vaporizer MUST be sent to the nearest Datex-
Ohmeda Field Operations Unit for servicing. See
Section 11 for complete shipping instructions.
Do not use malfunctioning equipment. Make all necessary
repairs or have the equipment serviced by an authorized
Datex-Ohmeda service center. After repair, test the
equipment to ensure that it is functioning properly, in
accordance with the manufacturer's published
specifications.
important: European Standard EN 740 - Anesthetic Workstations and Their Mod-
ules requires that an appropriate gas monitor is used to monitor the
concentration of anesthetic agent vapor in the inspiratory gas when
the vaporizer is in operation in order to provide protection against haz-
ardous output in the event of a device malfunction.
Datex-Ohmeda strongly recommends the use of anesthesia gas mon-
itoring with this equipment. Refer to local standards for mandatory
monitoring.
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