Safety; General - Gima DIATERMO 106 Manual De Instrucciones

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The current normally used for coagulation is modulated and depending from the modulation percentage is the smoothness of
cutting, goodness of hemostasis and likelihood of tissue destruction. Deeper current modulation brings to somewhat roughly
cutting and the chance of some slight depth of tissue destruction but more efficient coagulation.
DIATERMO 106 allows coagulation with deep modulation producing blend wave form with high crest-factor so more thermal
effect and consequently hemostatic effect than with pure sine current has achieved.
The following rules help the operator to obtain good coagulation: however every user must follow first of all his professional
judgement as he does every time in his practice.
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Select a ball or heavy wire electrode
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Locate the bleeder, after have wiped the excess blood from the area, contact lightly the bleeder before activating the electrode
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Stop the electrode activation as soon as the tissue blanches to avoid tissue damage.
WARNING These operating instructions form an integral part of the equipment and must be available to the operating personnel at
all times. All the safety instructions and advice notes are to be observed. Be sure that these operating instructions is furnished
together the equipment when this is transferred to other operating people.
Electrosurgery can be dangerous. Careless use of any element in the electrosurgical system may subject the patient to a serious
burn. Read and understand all warnings, precautions, and directions for use before attempt to use any active electrode. Neither
LED S.p.A., Frosinone, Italy nor any of the subsidiary sales organisations can be considered responsible for personal, material or
consequential injury, loss or damage that results from improper use of the equipment and accessories.

2.1 GENERAL

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Persons fitted with a heart pacemaker must not operate the equipment nor approach the same while it is in operation.
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The patient does not must be in contact with metal parts that are connected to the earth or have a large electrical coupling
capacity to the earth (for example: operating-table or metallic support). The use of antistatic sheets is advised.
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Avoid the skin to skin contact (for example between arm and body of the patient). Insert an interface material like dry surgical
gauze.
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When high frequency electrosurgical unit and phisiological monitoring devices are used at a time in the same patient, all the
monitoring electrodes, that has not resistive or inductive elements suitable to high frequency interferencies, must be as far as
possible from the electrodes of the electrosurgical unit.
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Avoid the use of monitoring needles.
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The connection to the electrodes should be located in such a way to avoid the contact both with the patient and with other
cables.
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The power level should be the lowest useful to the work to do.
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2. SAFETY

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