Before Use - bowa ErgoLAP MONOPOLAR Gebrauchsanweisung

Interactions
Cardiac pacemakers
Adjusting the output
power of the electrosurgical
generator
Safety measures
3.2.

Before use

WARNING
Risk of injury to patients.
 Select the HF cable and the electrosurgical generator in
accordance with the bipolar operating mode.
 Survey of references, page 18
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Cardiac pacemakers can be damaged or destroyed by
HF current.
 A cardiologist should be consulted before the
procedure.
 Never carry out out-patient procedures using HF
current on patients with cardiac pacemakers.
WARNING
Risk of unwanted burns.
 Before the procedure, try out suitable approximate
values extracorporally.
 Set the output power of the electrosurgical
generator only to the value absolutely required for
the procedure.
 Technical data, page 6
 Before increasing the output power due to
insufficient coagulation, without fail check:
•
Perfect contact of all HF cables and connectors.
•
Foot switch function.
•
Insulation of the HF cable, active electrodes, trocar
sleeve or shaft,
•
Cleanliness and wear of the distal end of the active
electrodes.
 Only switch on HF current when the active
electrode is in contact with the tissue to be
coagulated. The distance to other endoscopic
instruments within the patient must be at least
10 mm. Tissue sections grasped by the active
electrode may not contact other tissue sections
over a small area.
 Coagulate cordlike tissue sections at the thinnest
location. Otherwise, unwanted coagulation can be
caused.
 Active HF instruments must not be placed upon
the patient: this may lead to burns.
 Using plastic trocars increases the electrical
safety.
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