AirSep MN118-1 B - Manual (Page 6)

MN118-1 rev B
02/14
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1.0 Introduction
1.1 Equipment Provider Responsibility
All Equipment Providers of the NewLife ® Intensity Oxygen Concentrator must assume
responsibilities for handling, operational check-out, patient instruction, and oxygen
concentration checks. These responsibilities are outlined below and throughout this
manual.
As an Equipment Provider, you must do all of the following:
§ Inspect the condition of each NewLife Intensity unit immediately upon delivery to
your business location. Note any sign of damage on the delivery receipt, and report
it directly to both the freight company and AirSep Corporation immediately.
§ Check the operation of each NewLife Intensity before delivery to a patient. Confirm
the oxygen concentration level is within specifications, as referred to in Section 2.4.
(Test the battery and power disconnect alarm, as described in Section 2.3 of this
manual.)
§ Deliver NewLife Intensity units only to patients authorized by a licensed health care
provider or physician’s prescription. The NewLife Intensity must not be used as a
life-supporting device. A backup supply of oxygen must be available.
§ Instruct patients how to use the NewLife Intensity in conjunction with the Patient
Manual.
§ Instruct patients to notify their licensed health care provider/physician if they
experience any signs of discomfort.
§ Instruct each patient how to perform routine maintenance of the air intake gross
particle filter and how to check the alarm system battery. (Refer to Section 3.2.)
§ Be available to provide service to each patient at any time.
§ Maintain the NewLife Intensity in accordance with Section 4.0.
§ Establish and implement a protocol to check oxygen concentration.
§ Repair components and replace parts only as outlined in this manual. Use only
AirSep parts for replacement in NewLife Intensity Oxygen Concentrators.
This unit is not a life-support device. Geriatric, pediatric, or any other
patient unable to communicate discomfort while using this oxygen
concentrator may require additional monitoring. Patients with hearing
and/or sight impairments may need assistance with monitoring the
alarms.
This device supplies high-concentration oxygen that promotes rapid
burning. Do not allow smoking or open flames within the same room of
(1) this device, or (2) any oxygen-carrying accessory. Failure to observe
this warning can result in severe fire, property damage, and/or cause
physical injury or death.
Use no oil, grease, or petroleum-based or other flammable products on
or near nasal end of cannula or on the Intensity unit. Oxygen
accelerates the combustion of flammable substances.