Using This Guide; Intended Use; Contraindications - ResMed AirFit N20 Guide D'utilisation

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Nasal Mask
Thank you for choosing the AirFit N20. This document provides the user
instructions for the AirFit N20 and AirFit N20 for Her masks referred to
collectively as AirFit N20 throughout this manual.

Using this guide

Please read the entire guide before use. When following instructions,
refer to the images at the front of the guide.

Intended use

The AirFit N20 channels airflow non-invasively to a patient from a positive
airway pressure (PAP) device such as a continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) or bilevel device.
The AirFit N20 is:
• to be used by patients weighing more than 66 lb (30 kg) for whom
positive airway pressure has been prescribed
• intended for single-patient re-use in the home environment and
multi-patient re-use in the hospital/institutional environment.
WARNING
Magnets are used in the lower headgear straps and the frame of the
AirFit N20. Ensure the headgear and frame is kept at least 2" (50 mm)
away from any active medical implant (eg, pacemaker or
defibrillator) to avoid possible effects from localized magnetic fields.
The magnetic field strength is less than 400 mT.

Contraindications

Use of masks with magnetic components is contraindicated in patients
with the following pre-existing conditions:
• a metallic hemostatic clip implanted in your head to repair an
aneurysm
• metallic splinters in one or both eyes following a penetrating eye
injury.
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