Midmark HEINE BETA 4 NT User Manual

HEINE BETA® 4 NT Rechargeable Handle

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HEINE BETA® 4 NT Rechargeable Handle

Please r ead and fo llow thes e instr uction s for use an d keep the m for futu re refer ence.

Intended Use

The BETA 4 NT rechargeable
instru ments ma nufac tured by th e HEINE co mpany.

Feder al law r estr icts t his device to s ale by o r on the o rder o f a Physi cian o r Prac titi oner !

Warnings and Safety Information

CAUTION! Indicates potential hazardous situations. Ignoring the corresponding instructions may lead

to dangerous situations of mild to moderate extent. (Background color, yellow; Foreground color, black
for color print, or black in light-gray background.)

NOTE! Indic ates valu able ad vice in ter ms of set u p, operat ion, mai ntenan ce or repa ir, as applic able.
Notes are important, but not related to hazardous situations.

Product overview

1 AV-Connector
2 Unlock button
3 Rheostat
4 Outer sl eeve
5 Bottom i nser t

Sett ing up
Inserting rechargeable battery

To set up the HEIN E recha rgeabl e handle , unscre w the botto m inser t (5) from the handl e module a nd inse rt
the rechargeable battery into the outer sleeve (4) as described in the rechargeable battery instructions. Screw
the bott om inser t back in.

Remove insulation before use

handle is designed exclusively for the operational use of medical examination

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Chan ging of t he Li- ion L ba tter y

Remove the b ottom i nser ts as desc ribed a bove. Rem ove the bat tery f rom the bot tom ins ert by pu lling it
away from th e bottom i nser t and repl ace it wi th a new bat tery. Bat tery an d botto m inser t are con necte d
corre ctly onc e a distin ct click s ound ha s been he ard. Scr ew the bot tom inse rt with t he batte ry bac k into the
handle.

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Only charge the rechargeable handle with the NT4 charger.

Setup an d opera tion of the H EINE NT4 charg er is des cribe d in separ ate inst ructio n docum ents.

Char ging of t he Li-ion L bat tery

The BETA 4 NT ha ndle is de signe d speci cally f or the use o f the Li-i on L recha rgeab le batte ry. To check the
batter y charge, the bot tom inse rts ar e equipp ed with a ch arge leve l indic ator.

The cha rge level in dicato r shows a co nstant o range w hen the ba tter y needs to b e recha rged.
With a full y disch arged ba tter y, the charg e level indi cator go es out an d the inst rument h ead is dis abled .

Attaching the instrument heads

Automatic Connector (AV)

Attach t he instr ument h ead onto th e handle f rom above i n such a way th at the con nector  ts into the g uides
on the han dle head . Push the in strum ent into th e handle h ead until i t locks in p lace wit h an audib le ”click“.
To remove the ins trume nt head tur n the con nector (1) on th e handle h ead to the r ight with t he thumb a nd
foreng er and, u sing the ot her han d, pull the i nstrum ent hea d up and out .

Removing the instrument

To remove the hea d rotate it a nti-c lockw ise and p ull it off.

Operation

To activate the i nstrum ents pre ss the un lock but ton (2) and t urn the rh eosta t (3) cloc kwise. T he light i ntensi ty
is indic ated by the b ar .

Positio n ”1“ shows the ma ximum brightne ss; you ca n set any in termed iate level a s desir ed. To turn the
device off, turn the rheostat back to position ”0“.

Hygienic Reprocessing

Instructions on hygienic reprocessing must be adhered to, based on national standards, laws and guidelines.
Classication according to KRINKO: non-critical
Spaulding Classication USA: non-critical

Allow the d evice to co ol down be fore rep roces sing.

Before reprocessing, disconnect the device from the power source.

In the event o f suspe cted con tamina tion, ca rry ou t hygieni c repro cessin g of the ins trume nt.

The des cribe d reproc essin g measu res do not re place t he speci c rule s applic able for t he esta blishm ent.

Only the rep rocessing agents and pro cedur es calle d out in thi s instru ction fo r use are a pproved .
The repr oces sing is to be c arrie d out by pe rsons wi th adeq uate hygie nic expe rtise

Obser ve the ins truct ions of the m anufac turer of t he repro cess ing medi a.

Ensure th at the ins trume nt is comp letely d ry aft er repro cessi ng befor e you use it a gain.

Procedure

Clean an d disinf ect the ha ndles m anuall y (wipe cle an and wi pe disin fect).
Recommended agents
Cleaning agent, if necessary: enzymatic (e.g. Cidezyme
Disinfectant agent: alcoh olic and /or quater nary a mmoni a compou nds (e.g. SU PER Sani- Cloth

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Sani-Cloth

Maintenance

The main tenanc e is limite d to chang ing the ba tter y. The proce dure is de scrib ed in the s ection
”Changing the Li-ion L battery“.

Service

The devi ce has som e compo nents se rvic eable by t he end use r.

AF3, by PDI®, Sani-Cloth® HB by PDI®)

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by ASP®)

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by PDI®,

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