Using The Blades; Care & Maintenance - Gima 34327 Manual De Uso Y Mantenimiento

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allowing the blade to be easily and decontaminates. This contributes largely to the elimination of cross infection.
High quality and bigger Fiber bundles in GIMA Maxlite F. O. blade ensure excellent light trasmission. 8,000 lux with
2.5V Xenon lamp and 14,000 lux with 3.5V Xenon lamp 20,000 Lux with 2.5V LED and 40,000 Lux with 3.5V LED.
The LED Handles (2.5V, 3.5V) provide 3x brighter illumination than Xenon Handles (2.5V, 3.5V).
GIMA Blades are maintenance free and autoclavable up to 134°C / 5 min approximately for 2,000 times.
"Gas Plasma" sterilisation is permitted for only Maxlite.

USING THE BLADES

Do not grip the lever when removing the blade. Do not apply any pressure, in the directions shown in the illustration
Fig 1, which could force the blade and lever apart.
Damage to the linkage may occur, resulting in incorrect action, or stiffness of the adjustable tip. The blade is as-
sembled to the handle in the normal manner. The lever to operate the tip section will then extend behind the handle.
The lever should not be touched during the initial stage of use, until the tip of the laryngoscope has been inserted
into the vallecula.
Once this stage has been reached, movement of the lever towards the handle will elevate the tip of the blade, and
therefore lift the epiglottis, without the need to increase the force exerted by the main part of the blade. Release the
lever before withdrawing the blade.
OPERATING INSTRUCTION
1. Engage the blade by aligning the slot of the blade on to the hook pin of the handle and apply a sufficient force
10N-45N to make engagement as show in Fig 2.
2. Apply force upward to bring the blade in operating position as in Fig 3.
3. To bring the blade in stand by position apply force downward as in Fig 3.
LIGHT GUIDE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
1. Remove locking screw with a screw driver as show in Fig 4.
2. Pull out the green block and slide out the light guide.
3. Fix new light guide of similar size and replace the locking screw.
4. Be sure that the screw is properly screwed in Blades
5. To remove the light guide, first remove screw A, to allow removal of lever B as shown in Fig 5. The blade levering
mechanism may require articulation, before the light guide can be detached from the blade.
Great care should be taken while performing this procedure to avoid structural damage to the fiber blade.
LAMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE FOR XENON F.O. HANDLE
1. Unscrew head from the barrel counter-clock wise.
2. Remove the lamp from head.
3. Replace the new lamp.
4. Screw the Head clockwise to the barrel.
Always try to keep the lens of lamp clean for better performance.
Note: LED Handles do not require replacement of LED's due to longer life
BATTERY REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
1. Unscrew bottom cap of handle and remove batteries
2. For greater longevity, alkaline batteries are recommended as replacement. Ordinary carbonic batteries may also
be used.
3. Replace with appropriate size batteries making sure the + and - terminals are placed correctly.
2.5V Xenon & LED handles can be used with dry batteries as well as rechargeable batteries.
3.5V Xenon & LED handles can be used with Rechargeable battery only.
CARE & MAINTENANCE
Remove batteries before cleaning, high level disinfecting or sterilization of the laryngoscope system.
BLADES
1. Cleaning Procedure
Immediately after use, the laryngoscope system should be rinsed under cool running tap water until all visible soil is
removed. Ensure that all hard-to-reach areas are flushed with the running tap water. Immerse sealed laryngoscope
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