henke sass wolf EPIG, User Manual

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To prevent leakage, reduce the pressure inside the bottles by piercing them with a sterile needle
prior to mounting a bottle on the device. Hold the EPIG® device upside down when mounting a
new bottle.
Releasing the trigger of the EPIG® device will immediately switch off all controls, making it
impossible to give an injection.
When expelling residual vaccine or rinsing fluid from the device, always position the injection
nozzles on a cloth in a receptacle placed on a firm base. Never inject into the air.
If the safety cylinders remain jammed around the injection nozzles after firing, immediately
release the trigger of the EPIG® device and contact your supplier.
Operating the EPIG® device for a longer period of time may induce cramps in the operator’s hands.
Regular breaks are recommended.
4. General description and information
4.1. Description
EPIG® is intended for the needle-free intra-muscular vaccination of piglets with either 1ml or 2ml
volume.
4.2. Packaging contents
- EPIG® device
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- Spare cylinder
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- Two batteries
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- Battery charger (incl. international socket adapters)
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- PET bottle for use with defined cleaning liquids
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- Threaded bottle collar for use with PET bottle
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- Tubing a Tubing (under the device)
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7
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- Universal bottle collars (Ø20mm & Ø30mm)
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8
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- Lubricant for cylinder service (10ml, white oil)
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9
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- Wrist strap
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10
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Note: Before using EPIG® for the first time, charge the batteries in the battery charger. Please read
chapter 13 on how to optimize the lifetime and durability of the batteries.
4.3. Operating requirements
Please read the user manual carefully before first use.
4.4. Target species
EPIG® should
only be used for vaccinating piglets not older than 10 weeks of age
. It must not be used
on older pigs, breeding animals (sows, boars) or in other species. The functionality of the EPIG® device
should only be tested on an appropriate surface, such as a sponge or a thick cloth in a receptacle.
4.5. Mode of action
EPIG® has a bottle holder equipped with a draw-off spike (see ‘A’ in diagram on next page), on which
bottles can be mounted. Vaccination takes place through the injection head (E). The injection head is
fitted with a mechanical safety cylinder.
A pen counter, day counter, bottle counter and a service counter are integrated in the EPIG® device.
The two buttons underneath the screen (B) operate its display. The LED bars (H) on each side of the
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