Electrosurgical Unit Minicutter
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Revision 08
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Safety Measures
5.1
General Information
Failure to comply with the following safety measures may result in serious or even lethal patient or user
injury!
The unit may be used only by persons trained in the proper and safe use of the unit. The Instructions for
Use are to be adhered to in instruction and application.
Safe use of electrosurgery requires the user to be familiar with the technology and the applications.
Risk of burns from high HF current concentration!
The risk potential of HF surgery increases proportionally with the power applied. Therefore please note
the following:
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The high-frequency power should be set to the lowest possible setting for the respective application.
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An insufficient effect while using the standard setting can, for example, be caused by poorly applied
neutral electrodes, insufficient contact in plug connections, cables that are damaged under the
insulation or encrusted electrodes. This must be checked before the HF power setting is increased.
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A defect in the electrosurgical unit may cause undesirable increases in the output power.
Risk of injury from too low power setting!
It should also be kept in mind that too low power settings may pose a risk, e.g. if due to insufficient power
no cutting is achieved and local coagulation results where it is not desirable or even dangerous
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Set the HF power for the desired surgical effect to the lowest possible setting, but not lower.
