DIATERMO 106
GIMA SpA
Manuale d’istruzioni / Instruction’s Manual / Manual de Instrucciones
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 CHECK-LIST
Check that all the items and accessories which had been ordered have been delivered, according to the
following list:
Ref.Nr.GMA10100.05A
DIATERMO 106
Unit
Ref.Nr. 00100.03
Unit mains cable 2 meters long
Ref.Nr. 00404.08
Cable for connection of the reference electrode
Ref.Nr. 5365
Reference electrode
Ref. Nr. 00301.00
Pedal switch
Ref. Nr. 00500.03
Kit of 6 assorted tip
Ref. Nr. MA126IGBE
Instruction's Manual
1.2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
DIATERMO 106
, High Frequency Surgical Equipment, provides the facility to carry out monopolar
minor surgery.
The equipment is designed for desk-top use.
The most advanced electronic components and circuitry including LSI microcontrollers are applied to
provide all the prerequisite for safe and reliable operation.
In this way most of the thermic problems, and the need for cooling fans, very dangerous for the batterium
diffusion in the health care rooms, have been overcome.
Control of the unit is via the front panel keys and display; mains inlet and on/off switch are on the rear
panel.
The type of surgical operation which can be carried out are those where monopolar minor electrosurgical
cutting or coagulation is requested.
Use of
DIATERMO 106
is restricted to trained medical personnel, and it is to be used only for the
purposes set down by the manufacturer.
DIATERMO 106
consists of the following components:
the generator, or unit
the handpiece
the electrodes
the dispersive plate
the pedal switch
1.3 MONOPOLAR CUTTING
Monopolar cutting is the sectioning of the biological tissue caused by the passing of high density, high
frequency current concentrated by the tip of the active electrode. When the high frequency current, by
the tip of the active electrode, is applied to the tissue, it creates intense molecular heat in the cell so that
the cell explodes. The cutting effect is achieved by moving the electrode through the tissue and
destroying the cell one after the other. The movement of the electrode prevents the propagation of the
heat laterally in the tissue, thus limiting the destruction to a single line of cells.
The best current for cutting is pure sine wave without any modulation which cuts very smoothly and
provides the least thermal effect with poor hemostasis while cutting. Because its effects can be precisely
controlled, it can be used safely without damage to the bone, but since good coagulation while cutting is
one of principal benefits of using electrosurgery a current with a certain amount of modulation is
desirable.
DIATERMO 106
allows cutting with pure sine wave form as well as with two degrees of moderate
modulation producing blend wave form with different crest-factor, so more hemostatic effect than with
pure sine wave form is achieved.
