Information On Proximity To Certain Areas; Information On Alignment/Adjustment - Ottobock 8E500 Instrucciones De Uso

► Manipulations to the product other than the tasks described in these instructions for use are
not permitted.
The product and any damaged components may only be opened and repaired by authorised,
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qualified Ottobock personnel.
CAUTION
Signs of wear on the product
Injury due to faulty control or malfunction of the product.
► In the interest of the patient's safety and in order to maintain operating reliability, the product
should be serviced at regular intervals.

4.4 Information on Proximity to Certain Areas

CAUTION
Proximity to sources of strong magnetic or electrical interference (e.g. theft prevention
systems, metal detectors)
Injury due to unexpected behaviour of the prosthesis system caused by interference with internal
data communication.
► Avoid remaining in the vicinity of visible or concealed theft prevention systems at the
entrance/exit of stores, metal detectors/body scanners for persons (e.g. in airports) or other
sources of strong magnetic and electrical interference (e.g. high-voltage lines, transmitters,
transformer stations, computer tomographs, magnetic resonance tomographs, etc.).
► When walking through theft prevention systems, body scanners or metal detectors, watch
for unexpected behaviour of the prosthetic system.
CAUTION
Distance to HF communication devices is too small (e.g. mobile phones, Bluetooth
devices, WiFi devices)
Injury due to unexpected behaviour of the prosthesis system caused by interference with internal
data communication.
Therefore, keeping the following minimum distances to these HF communication devices is
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recommended:
• Mobile phone GSM 850/GSM 900: 0.50 m
• Mobile phone GSM 1800/GSM 1900/UMTS: 0.35 m
• DECT cordless phones incl. base station: 0.18 m
• WiFi (routers, access points,...): 0.11 m
• Bluetooth devices (third-party products not approved by Ottobock): 0.11 m
CAUTION
Wearing in extreme ambient temperatures
Injury due to faulty control or malfunction of the Axon-Bus prosthetic system.
Avoid wearing the prosthesis in areas with temperatures outside of the permissible range
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(see Page 24).

4.5 Information on Alignment/Adjustment

CAUTION
Operator errors during the adjustment process with the adjustment software
Injury due to unexpected product behaviour.
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