Safety Information - GE TONOPORT V Service Manual

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Safety Information

1.2.1 Responsibility
1.2.2 General
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Introduction: Safety Information
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies is responsible for the effects of
safety, reliability, and performance only if:
Assembly operations, extensions, readjustments, modifications, or repairs are
carried out by persons authorized by GE Medical Systems Information
Technologies.
The electrical installation of the relevant room complies with the requirements
of the appropriate regulations.
The equipment is used in accordance with the instructions for use.
The country of manufacture appears on the device label.
This device is not intended for home use.
Contact GE Medical Systems Information Technologies for information before con-
necting any devices to the equipment that are not recommended in this manual.
Parts and accessories used must meet the requirements of the applicable IEC 60601
series safety standards, and/or the system configuration must meet the requirements
of the IEC 60601-1-1 medical electrical systems standard.
Periodically, and whenever the integrity of the device is in doubt, test all functions.
The use of ACCESSORY equipment not complying with the equivalent safety
requirements of this equipment may lead to a reduced level of safety of the resulting
system. Consideration relating to the choice shall include:
use of the accessory in the PATIENT VICINITY; and
evidence that the safety certification of the ACCESSORY has been performed
in accordance to the appropriate IEC 60601-1 and/or IEC 60601-1-1
harmonized national standard.
If the installation of the equipment, in the USA, will use 240V rather than 120V, the
source must be a center-tapped, 240V, single-phase circuit.
The authorized representative for GE Medical Systems
Information Technologies Inc. in Europe is :
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies GmbH
Munzinger Strasse 3
D-79111 Freiburg
Germany
Phone +49-761 4543 0
Fax +49-761 4543 233
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