GCE MEDIUNIT AFNOR Notice D'instructions page 16

10.1.1. PRODUCT LIFETIME AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
Lifetime of TU, excluding parts permanently connected to the pipeline, is
10 years. The housing part of TU, if the regular maintenance is observed
- see chapter 9, has identical length of lifetime as the hospital pipeline. At
the end of the product's life time, the product must be withdrawn from ser-
vice. The owner of the device shall prevent the reuse of the product and
handle the product in compliance with "Directive of European Parliament
EN
and Council 2008/98/EC on waste".
In accordance to Article 33 of REACH GCE, s.r.o. as responsible manu-
facturer shall inform all customers if materials containing 0.1% or more of
substances included in the list of Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC).
The most commonly used brass alloys used for bodies and other brass
components contain 2-3% of lead (Pb), EC no. 231-468-6, CAS no. 7439-
92-1. The lead will not be released to the gas or surrounding environment
during normal use. After end of life the product shall be scrapped by an
authorized metal recycler to ensure e cient material handling with mini-
mal impact to environment and health.
To date we have no information that indicates that other materials con-
taining SVHC of concentrations exceeding 0.1% are included in any GCE
product.
11. GLOSSARY
Consult instruction for
use
Caution
Keep away from heat
and fl ammable material
Keep away from oil and
grease
Upper and lower humid-
ity limit
Upper and lower tem-
perature limit
Date of manufacture
Suitable for Hospital
care use
Suitable for Emergency
care use
Reference number
Batch number
Fragile
Use by date
Manufacturer
16/84