Integra CUSA NXT, Operator'S Manual

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64 • Chapter 4 • Preparing the CUSA
®
NXT for Surgery
1.
Turn on the system by pressing the main power button located on the rear
panel of the Console and on the Service Module (if utilized); the
prime
screen will appear automatically.
2.
On the
prime
screen, press the
start
button; the CUSA NXT will start to
prime the handpiece and display a progress bar. To stop the priming
process at any time, press the
stop
button.
3. During the priming process, verify that fluid completely fills the line to the
handpiece and irrigant flows from the tip of the handpiece. If irrigant does
not flow from the tip, press the
prime
button and re-start the priming
process until fluid starts to flow from tip. To stop the priming process at
any time, press the
stop
button.
Caution
Do not power the CUSA Selector handpiece without fully priming the handpiece
with irrigant, i.e. irrigant must flow from the tip of the handpiece. Failure to
follow this instruction may result in permanent damage to the handpiece
(internal and/or external components) and may induce heat exchange with the
patient or user, and cause tissue burns..