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MARA OPERATOR’S MANUAL
MARA OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Quick Setup Instructions
If you are familiar with the Mara Console, you may prefer to follow these
abbreviated instructions. Otherwise, use the detailed instructions that
begin on the next page. All warnings and precautions from the detailed
instructions need to be followed.
1. Attach the power cord from the Console’s rear panel receptacle to a
grounded wall receptacle
2. Press the Front Panel Power Button to turn on the Console. Verify that
the initial Console self-test successfully completes and that there are
no alerts displayed
3. Enter the device-specific password to continue
4. Firmly insert and rotate the Syringe clockwise to engage it in the
Syringe Port in the top of the Console
5. Spike the saline bag with the Saline Supply line
6. Attach the Cartridge to the Water Vapor Probe Handle.
Tip:
Momentarily press the Cartridge Release Button at the base
of the Water Vapor Probe to facilitate insertion
7. Follow the on-screen prompts to test the Water Vapor Probe
The system is ready for use. Follow the instructions in the Mara Water
Vapor Ablation System Instructions for Use and on the Console display.
Proceed to Section 4 after the procedure.
General Warnings
Refer to the Mara Water Vapor Ablation System IFU for additional Warnings.
The Console is not packaged as sterile.
The Console may contain materials that are hazardous to the environment.
Do not dispose. Contact AEGEA Medical for further information.
Equipment and Accessory Requirements
The following items are required when using the Mara Water Vapor
Ablation System:
• One sterile, single-use Mara Water Vapor Probe Kit (includes a sterile
Mara Water Vapor Probe with attached saline delivery conduit, syringe
and saline supply line with spiked end)
• One Mara Console (with attached Cartridge and Cartridge Cable,
and AC power cord)
For proper operation of the system, the following hospital supplies
are also required:
• 1L bag of 0.9% normal saline. It is recommended that Normal Saline
should be supplied at body temperature
• Patient fluid / waste collection container
• Uterine sound
• 10 inch tenaculum, straight-arm with ratchet
• Speculum
