AirSep MN138-1 H - Manual (Page 7)

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MN138-1 Rev H
02/14
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Equipment Provider Responsibility
All Equipment Providers of the VisionAire™ 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 VisionAire 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 VisionAire unit before delivery to a patient. Confirm the
oxygen concentration level is within specifications as referred to in Section 2.4. (Test the
power disconnect alarm as described in Section 2.3 of this manual.)
§ Deliver VisionAire units only to patients authorized by a licensed health care provider or
physician’s prescription. The VisionAire oxygen concentrator must not be used as a life-
supporting device. A backup supply of oxygen must be available.
§ Instruct patients how to use VisionAire in conjunction with the Patient Manual.
§ Instruct patients to notify their licensed health care provider/physician if they experience
any signs of discomfort.
§ Be available to provide service to each patient at any time.
§ Establish and implement a protocol to check oxygen concentration.
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 VisionAire unit. Oxygen accelerates the
combustion of flammable substances.