maxium® smart C Electrosurgery Unit with maxium® smart Beam
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9.6
Argon Filling Level
If an argon beamer is connected to the maxium® smart C and the current program
comprises an argon current, a pressure cylinder with the remaining filling level is
displayed on the bottom of the screen.
The level indicator is based on a special feature of the MABS pressure reducer, not on measurement of the
pressure on the input side of the pressure reducer. This is also why it will work only with the former and
only if no argon gas flow is activated. During activation, the previously measured level will be frozen.
If the level indicator on the screen deviates strongly from the pressure gauge on the pressure reducer, the
display should be re-calibrated, see the maxium® smart C Service Manual. If in doubt, the display of the
pressure gauge is authoritative.
9.7
Automatic Functions of Bipolar Coagulation
The bipolar coagulation current types BiCoag and Neptun can be activated either via a foot switch or
automatically upon tissue contact of the instrument. A delay of the automatic activation of HF current can
be selected in the activation menu, see section 10.3.4 “Selecting the Activation Type/Foot Switch”, page 55.
The activation type is assigned to a current type in a sub-menu:
BiCoag und Neptun
The HF current is activated and deactivated by the user via the foot switch or,
if present, finger switch. The automatic functions are disabled.
BiCoag und Neptun Auto Start
HF current is activated upon tissue contact, if desired with pre-selected delay.
However, the HF current is not turned off before the instrument is removed
from the tissue. For very fine forceps or very strongly desiccated tissue, the
current may be switched off due to the very high tissue resistance even though
the instrument still has tissue contact.
