Re-use / disposal
7 re-use / disposal
7.1 Information on re-use
CAUTIoN
risk due to improper use. Seatpaddingswhichcomeintodirectcontactwiththeskinmaycause
functionalorhygienicrisksforanotherpatientusingoneandthesameproduct.Theymustbereplaced
forre-use.
Theproductissuitableforre-use.
Similartosecond-handmachinesorcars,productsthatarebeingre-usedaresubjecttoin-
creasedstrain.Featuresandfunctionsmustnotchangeinawaythatcouldendangerpatients
orotherpersonswithintheproduct'slifecycle.
Basedonmarketobservationsandthecurrentstateoftechnology,themanufacturerhascalcu-
latedthattheproductcanbeusedforaperiodof4 years,providedthatitisusedproperlyand
thattheserviceandmaintenanceinstructionsareobserved.Periodsduringwhichtheproduct
isstoredatthedealerorwiththethirdpartypayerarenotincludedinthisperiod.Itshouldbe
clearlypointedout,however,thattheproductisreliablefarbeyondthisdefinedperiodoftime,
providedthatitiscaredforandmaintainedappropriately.
Incasesofre-use,thecorrespondingproductmustfirstbethoroughlycleanedanddisinfected.
Subsequently,theproductmustbeexaminedbyanauthorizedspecialisttocheckthecondition,
wear,andpossibledamages.Anywornanddamagedcomponentsaswellascomponentswhich
donotfitorarenotsuitablefortheusermustbereplaced.
Theservicemanualincludesaserviceschedule,detailedinformation,andalistoftherequired
tools.
7.2 Information on disposal
Ifaproductistobedisposedof,allcomponentsoftheproductmustbedisposedofproperlyin
accordancewiththeapplicableenvironmentalprotectionregulationsintherespectivecountry.
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