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SECTION 1—IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

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SECTION 1—IMPORTANT

SAFEGUARDS

Important Safeguards

Inordertoensurethesafeinstallation,assemblyandoperationofthePerfecto

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concentratortheseinstructionsMUSTbefollowed.

CAUTION

“Caution:Federallawrestrictsthisdevicetosaleorrentalbyoronorderofaphysician,

oranyotherpractitionerlicensedbythelawoftheStateinwhichhe/shepracticestouse

orordertheuseofthisdevice.”

Ꮨ DANGER

Theuseofoxygentherapyrequiresthatspecialcarebetakentoreducetheriskoffire.

Anymaterialsthatwillburninair,andsomethatwillnot,areeasilyignitedandburn

rapidlyinhighconcentrationsofoxygen.Forsafetyconcerns,itisnecessarythatall

sourcesofignitionbekeptawayfromtheproductandoutoftheroominwhichitis

beingused.NOSMOKINGsignsshouldbeprominentlydisplayed.

Aspontaneousandviolentignitionmayoccurifoil,greaseorgreasysubstancescomein

contactwithoxygenunderpressure.ThesesubstancesMUSTbekeptawayfromthe

oxygenconcentrator,tubingandconnections,andallotheroxygenequipment.DONOT

useanylubricantsunlessrecommendedbyInvacare.

Foroptimumperformance,Invacarerecommendsthateachconcentratorbeonand

runningforaminimumof30minutesatatime.Shorterperiodsofoperationmayreduce

maximumproductlife.

Iftheconcentratorhasadamagedcordorplug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,ifithasbeen

droppedordamaged,ordroppedintowater,callqualifiedtechnicianforexamination

andrepair.

Keeptheoxygentubing,cord,andunitawayfromheatedorhotsurfaces,includingspace

heaters,blankets,stovesandsimilarelectricalappliances.

DONOTmoveorrelocateconcentratorbypullingonthecord.

NEVER

droporinsertanyobjectintoanyopening.

NEVERblocktheairopeningsoftheproductorplaceitonasoftsurface,suchasabed

orcouch,wheretheairopeningmaybeblocked.Keeptheopeningsfreefromlint,hair

andthelike.Fillhumidifierwithwaterto

thelevelshownbythemanufacturer.DONOT

overfill.

Keepunitatleastthreeinchesawayfromwalls,draperies,furniture,andthelike.

InvacarerecommendsthatCrush‐Proofoxygentubingbeusedwiththisproductandnot

exceed50ft.(15.2m)inlength.

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