maxium® smart C Electrosurgery Unit with maxium® smart Beam
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Uro Blend Cut
When cutting under irrigation fluid, the basic conditions differ fundamentally from those of open-surgery.
Uro Blend Cut takes this into account and provides a cutting current with concomitant hemostasis for
applications such as TUR-P or TUR-B in urology or endometrium ablation. Using the effect setting, the
voltage can be changed and thus the hemostatic effect slightly varied.
Depending on the selected power, this is kept constant over a wide application range in order to ensure a
reproducible surgical result.
This current is specially designed for resection under liquid. For resection under open-surgery conditions,
the other cutting currents (Blend Cut and Pure Cut) are better suited.
Risk of injury from excessive power!
The output power of the Uro Blend Cut current can be set to up to 250 W. At a power of more than
150 W, the risks of burns described in section 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 will increase. The safety measures described
there shall be applied with increased diligence.
Attention is drawn in particular to the danger of formation of pyrolysis and electrolysis gases, which may
accumulate upon cutting within body cavities such as the bladder or the uterus. These gases can form
explosive mixtures, leading to danger of deflagrations which may result in ruptures if such accumulations
are permitted to occur and electrosurgery is used in the area of such an accumulation. For further
information, refer to section 5.3, page 23.
Active accessories to be used with this current must be able to withstand an HF voltage of at least 1,500 V
(depending on the selected effect).
Risk of injury due to mix-up of irrigation fluid!
Ensure use of the non-conductive irrigation fluid sorbitol-mannitol sugar solution.
When using saline or any other conductive solution, there is no cutting effect, and application of
HF current may cause severe local burns.
