MWA-A04-BA-e-1810 5
4 Basic Information (General)
As per guideline 2014/31/EG the scales must be verified for
the following purposes. Article 1, paragraph 4. “Determination of
mass in the practice of medicine that is, weighing patients for
reasons of medical supervision during medical surveillance,
examination and treatment.”
Defined
purpose Indication:
MWA-A04 in combination with scales KERN MWA 300K100NM;
•Determining the body weight in the medical practice area.
•Use as "non-standalone weighing scale", that is, e.g. a person
sits carefully onto the centre of the unfolded seating surface.
•For wheel chair scales, a wheel chair together with the person
sitting in it is pushed over the ramp into the centre of the
weighing plate and/or the electric wheel chair is moved
automatically driven onto the weighing plate.
•The assembled MWA-A04 permits the following additional
feature:
The person to be weighed can remain seated during the
weighing process
•Contraindication:
No contraindication known.
Proper use
This weighing scale is designed to determine a person’s weight in
either standing or sitting position according to the model, in medical
treatment rooms. The balance is suitable for recognising,
preventing and controlling illnesses.
The intended purpose of the seating surface is used to obtain the
body weight of persons who are not more able to stand upright.
The seating surface is not designed for long-time sitting, so it
should be unloaded directly after having obtained the weighing
value. Using the seating surface is only permitted under the
supervision of medical personnel.
Scales fitted with a serial interface may only be connected to
appliances in compliance with Directive EN60601-1.
When using the KERN MWA scales, the person to be weighed has
to step carefully onto the centre of the weighing platform.
For persons who are unsafe when standing on their legs it is
recommended that they sit on the unfolded seat. If necessary,
help the persons when they are sitting down.
