5.2 Performing weighing
6. HYGIENIC REPROCESSING
6.1 Cleaning
Cleaning housing
CAUTION!
Patients can be injured if they fall
People with restricted mobility may fall when
trying to step on or off the scales.
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Support people with restricted mobility when
they step on and off the scales.
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Only use this scale for patients who are able
to stand on their own when being weighed.
1. Make sure that the pointer reads "0".
2. Ask the patient to step onto the scale and keep still.
3. Read off the measured result.
NOTE:
If your scales only display measurement values
in "lbs", you can use the conversion tool on
page 39 to convert measurement values to kg
values.
4. Ask the patient to step off the scale.
NOTICE!
Damage to device
Inappropriate detergents and disinfectants may
damage the sensitive surfaces of the device.
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Use only disinfectants free of chlorine and al-
cohol which are explicitly suitable for acrylic
sheet and other sensitive surfaces (active in-
gredient: quaternary ammonium com-
pounds, for example).
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Do not use white spirit or petroleum spirit.
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Only use disinfectants suitable for sensitive
surfaces. Suitable disinfectants are available
from specialist dealers.
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Use a soft cloth dampened with mild soapsuds to
clean the surfaces of the device.
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