Erbe VIO 300 D, User Manual

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1 • Safety Instructions
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Put instruments down in a safe place: sterile, dry, non-conduc-
tive, and easy to see. Instruments that have been put down must
not come into contact with the patient, medical personnel, or
combustible materials.
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Instruments that have been put down must not come into con-
tact with the patient, not even indirectly. An instrument can
come into contact with the patient indirectly through electrically
conductive objects or wet drapes, for example.
WARNING
Unintentional activation of the instrument during an endo-
scopic application
If the instrument is activated and remains activated during an endo-
scopic application, the patient can suffer burns when the instrument
is removed.
All points that come into contact with the active part of the instru-
ment are at risk. The cause of unintentional activation can be a fault
in the footswitch or device or operator error, for example.
You will recognize unintentional activation from the continuous ac-
tivation signal.
Risk of burns to the patient!
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Turn off the power switch on the electrosurgical unit immediate-
ly. Only then should the instrument be removed from the pa-
tient’s body.
WARNING
Capacitive coupling between the cords of two instruments
When one instrument is activated, current can be transferred to the
cord of another instrument (capacitive coupling).
The patient can suffer burns if the non-active but still live instrument
has direct or indirect contact with the patient.
Risk of burns to the patient!
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Lay the cords of instruments in such a way that they are as far
apart as possible.
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Put instruments down in a safe place: sterile, dry, non-conduc-
tive, and easy to see.
¨
Instruments that have been put down must not come into con-
tact with the patient, medical personnel, or combustible materi-
als.
¨
Instruments that have been put down must not come into con-
tact with the patient, not even indirectly. An instrument can
come into contact with the patient indirectly through electrically
conductive objects or wet drapes, for example.
WARNING
Activation signal not audible
You do not hear the signal when the electrosurgical unit is activat-
ed.
Risk of burns to the patient and medical personnel!
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Adjust the activation signal so that it is clearly audible.