Braun Acculan 3Ti, Instructions For Use/Technical Description

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Fig. 12 Safely lifting the flaps
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Set the required cutting width by opening the
appropriate number of flaps
12 .
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Safely lift flaps 12 by pressing flap tabs 11 .
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Completely open flaps 12 until they engage in their
end positions (flap width = 8 mm).
Operating the Acculan® 3Ti Dermatome
Note
The low howling noise heard during startup of the
Acculan® 3Ti Dermatome is normal for this product!
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Press trigger 4 .
The dermatome runs at the continuously controlled
oscillation frequency.
Taking skin grafts
Before using the Acculan® 3Ti Dermatome for the first
time, the user should carry out some test cuts on a
specimen to make themselves familiar with the
operation of the device.
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Stretch flabby skin.
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With the sliding surface in level contact with the
skin, push forward dermatome
1 in a smooth
movement, applying gentle pressure. Be careful not
to cant dermatome
1 .
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For very thin grafts, use a forceps, from time to
time, to lay up the resected portion of the graft on
surface
13 .
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Switch off the motor and extract the fresh graft
from the dermatome.
- or -
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Lower the handle and cut off the skin graft with
dermatome
1 .
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