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Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
EVIS EXERA TJF TYPE 160VR OPERATION MANUAL
 Endo-therapy accessories
Irregularity
description
Possible cause Solution
Endo-therapy accessory
does not pass through
the instrument channel
smoothly. An incompatible
endo-therapy accessory
is being used. Refer to the “System chart” in the
Appendix and select a compatible
endo-therapy accessory. Confirm
that the color code on the
endo-therapy accessory matches
that on the endoscope.
The elevator control
lever does not operate
smoothly. The elevator wire or the
elevator wire channel is
dirty. Clean and disinfect or sterilize the
elevator wire channel as
described in the
“REPROCESSING MANUAL”
whose cover lists the model of
your endoscope.
Guidewire cannot be
fixed at all. Guidewire is not fixed at
its stiff part. Fix the guidewire at its stiff part.
Guidewire with a
diameter other than
ø 0.89 mm is used. Select a guidewire whose
diameter is ø 0.89 mm.
Guidewire locking
groove is dirty. Clean and disinfect or sterilize the
guidewire locking groove as
described in the
“REPROCESSING MANUAL”
whose cover lists the model of
your endoscope.
Contrast media is
congealed in the
guidewire lumen of the
endo-therapy
accessory. Clean the lumen in the
endo-therapy accessory and then
insert/withdraw it.