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4.2 General information about protection of the user,
patient, and product
Do not use in the presence of combustible or explosive materials!
Never lay this product on the patient or in his/her direct vicinity.
Protect the product from all physical damage! Do not throw! Do
not apply force of any kind!
If damaged, do not use this product!
4.3 Danger of fire in bodily cavities
Before using the APC always ensure that there are no combusti-
ble or fire-supporting gases in the lumen of the organ involved.
4.4 Danger of fire in the tracheobronchial system
The argon plasma can ignite flammable, combustible materials
(e.g. plastics)! Ignition can only occur though if there is also a
fire-supporting gas present, such as oxygen, or it is mixed with
the argon and applied to the combustible materials. This partic-
ularly applies to highly concentrated oxygen or pure oxygen. For
this reason it is absolutely imperative that you observe the fol-
lowing rules:
• Before and particularly during APC, never introduce oxygen
to the tracheobronchial system. This also applies to other
combustible or fire-supporting gases and liquids.
• If you apply APC for longer than a few seconds, apply the ox-
ygen and APC alternately.
• You can find a detailed description and additional rules of
application in the pulmonology user brochure.
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