Precautions for Safe Operation of Medical Telemetry
CAUTION
To operate the device correctly, read the following precautions carefully.
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The medical institution (hereinafter referred as “Institution”) must
decide the telemetry installation plan for the medical institution in
order to prevent interference and interference between transmitters
(telemetry based on destination country’s radio law).
l When using telemetry which requires zone location, the institution is
to set up the zones as an operation unit for each transmitter to
prevent electronic interference between telemetry throughout the
medical institution.
l When using telemetry which requires zone location, display and
identify each prepared zone in the equipment.
l When laying receiver antenna for each transmitter, the institution has
to be examined so as not to generate electronic interference.
Based on the above examination result, the institution places each
receiver antenna as required.
In managing, be sure to follow the precautions below.
The institution appoints a person to manage the wireless channels for
the whole medical institution. And when using telemetry which
requires zone location, the institution nominates a person to manage
the wireless channels in each zone (a “Zone Manager”). However,
when using such telemetry in a local medical institution, one person
can perform both functions.
l Select a telemetry manager who understands the characteristics and
functionality of telemetry systems, and is skilled in operating
telemetry.
l When installing telemetry, the Overall Manager and the Zone
Manager have to understand the precautions for use of the telemetry
in advance.
The Overall Manager takes responsibility of wireless channel
management and transmitter storage for the whole medical institution
by giving proper instruction.
The Overall Manager creates a management log, list of wireless
channels, management status for the whole medical institution
(hereinafter referred to as the “management log”). When changing a
wireless channel, register it in the log and give proper instructions to
the zone manager or to the user.
l The Zone Manager assumes responsibility for managing the wireless
channels, storing, and managing telemetry.
l The Zone Manager assigns the transmitter to the user, and provides
enough education for use inside the zone.
l The telemetry user verifies operation of the transmitter/receiver
before use.
l The telemetry user, if using the telemetry in a zone location, follows
the instructions of the zone manager for the zone and gives
instructions to the patient if required.
When interference or breakdown occurs in telemetry communication,
the user is required to inform the zone manager and the overall
manager of the problems. The zone manager and overall manager
are to deal with the problem properly and/or contact their nearest
Fukuda Denshi representative for service.
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