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Warnings and Cautions (continued)
WARNING: DO NOT USE THE TONO-PEN AVIA TONOMETER IF THE TRANS-
DUCER ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED, CHIPPED OR SHOWS ANY IRREGULARITY
OF THE SURFACE, TO PREVENT PATIENT INJURY, AND/OR INACCURATE
READINGS.
WARNING: DO NOT USE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE DURING APPLANATION OR
EYE INJURY MAY OCCUR.
WARNING: THE CORNEAL SURFACE NEEDS ONLY TO BE MOMENTARILY
TAPPED, INDENTATION OR ADDITIONAL PRESSURE AFTER THE AUDIO
“CHIRP” TONE IS HEARD IS NOT REQUIRED AND MAY LEAD TO DAMAGE TO
THE EYE. IF MEASUREMENT PROCESS CAUSES PATIENT DISCOMFORT,
DEVICE DOES NOT SHOW A MEASUREMENT, OR IF DEVICE REQUIRES MUL-
TIPLE ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN A MEASUREMENT, STOP THE EXAMINATION AND
REFER TO THE TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION OF THIS MANUAL.
WARNING: OCU-FILM + TIP COVERS CONTAIN NATURAL LATEX WHICH MAY
CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS. QUESTION PATIENTS ABOUT ALLERGIES TO
LATEX BEFORE MEASURING THEM WITH THE TONO-PEN AVIA TONOMETER.
WARNING: DO NOT CARRY THE TONO-PEN AVIA POWERCEL BATTERY IN A
POCKET, OR CLOSE TO YOUR PERSON, AS A BURN INJURY MAY RESULT.
WARNING: THE BATTERY SHOULD ONLY BE REPLACED WITH THE BATTERY
SPECIFIED IN THIS MANUAL. USE OF ANOTHER BATTERY MAY CAUSE FIRE
OR AN EXPLOSION.
WARNING: DO NOT PLACE A SHORTING DEVICE BETWEEN THE BATTERY
TERMINALS, OR ALLOW THE BATTERY TO BECOME WET. MISUSE OR
IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF THIS BATTERY MAY CAUSE IT TO BECOME VERY
HOT, IGNITE OR EXPLODE. DAMAGE TO THIS UNIT AND/OR SERIOUS PER-
SONAL INJURY MAY RESULT.
WARNING: DO NOT RECHARGE THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY IS NOT
DESIGNED TO BE CHARGED BY ANY ELECTRICAL SOURCE. CHARGING
COULD GENERATE GAS AND INTERNAL SHORT-CIRCUITING, LEADING TO
DISTORTION, LEAKAGE, OVERHEATING, EXPLOSION OR FIRE.
WARNING: DO NOT EXPOSE THE BATTERY TO TEMPERATURES ABOVE
140ºF, DISASSEMBLE THE BATTERIES, OR DAMAGE TO THIS UNIT AND/OR
SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY MAY RESULT.
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