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Chapter 9 Preventive Maintenance, Care and Cleaning 95
9
Preventive Maintenance,
Care and Cleaning
Introduction
This chapter contains maintenance and safety information for the Series 50 A and
Series 50 IP fetal monitors and accessories.
All checks that require the instrument to be opened must be made by qualified service
personnel. Contact your local Philips representative if you wish safety and maintenance
checks to be carried out by Philips personnel.
To ensure proper functioning of your monitor you must adhere to the standards described
in this guide for:
Cleaning
Regular maintenance
Accessory testing (transducer checks and patient module checks, page 97)
Performance assurance checks (self test: see page 65, parameter test: see page 68, quick
test: see page 66)
Safety tests (safety test blocks: see page 100, instrument safety test: see page 105,
system safety test: see page 105)
Service tests (cyclic test: page 35, permanent test: see page 70)
Warning
Failure on the part of the responsible individual hospital or institution using this
equipment to implement a satisfactory maintenance schedule may cause undue
equipment failure and possible health hazards.
Cleaning the Monitor
For detailed instructions on how to clean the Series 50 A and Series 50 IP-2 fetal monitors
and the monitoring accessories, see the User’s Guide for your monitor.
For instructions on cleaning IUP transducer 1290C, see the instructions which are supplied
with the transducer.