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 manufac-
turer 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 com-
partment or to change the probe base.
• The manual contains instructions for replacing batteries and changing
the probe base.
• Never use the tonometer in wet place.
•The probe base, battery compartment cover, collar and probes are so
small that a child could swallow them. Keep the tonometer out of the
reach of children.
•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 meas-
urement.
•Be sure that the probe contains the small plastic round tip in front.
• Certain microbiological agents (e.g. bacteria) can be transmitted from
the forehead support. To avoid this, the forehead support 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 4-8mm from eye).
•The tonometer conforms to EMC requirements (IEC 60 0 - -2: 200 ),
but interference may occur in it if used near to (< m) a device causing
high-intensity electromagnetic 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 one-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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