Synthes Air Power Line II, Instructions For Use Manual

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Air Power Line II Instructions for Use DePuy Synthes 43
Precautions:
– Carefully observe the above recommended duty cycles.
– Always control the temperature of the system to prevent
overheating and possibly harming the patient or user.
– Above mentioned duty cycles should be reduced if higher
loads are being applied and if the ambient temperature
is above 20 °C/68 °F. This needs to be taken into consider-
ation during the planning of the surgical intervention.
– Always use new cutting tools to prevent heating up of
the system due to reduced cutting performance.
– Cutting tools must be cooled with irrigation fluid to
prevent heat necrosis. For this purpose, irrigate manually.
– Careful maintenance of the system will reduce heat
development in the handpiece and the attachments.
– The Air Power Line II must not be stored or operated in
an explosive atmosphere.
Duty Cycle
To prevent overheating, always follow the duty cycles for
each handpiece and attachment listed below.
Intermittent operation guidelines
X
s on
Y
s off
Cycles
Drilling and tapping threads 60 sec 60 sec 5
Kirschner wire and pin
setting 30 sec 90 sec 5
Reaming 60 sec 60 sec 5
Oscillating sawing 30 sec 90 sec 5
Reciprocating sawing 20 sec 120 sec 5
Generally, Power Tools systems heat up if in constant use.
For this reason the handpiece and the attachments should
be allowed to cool for at least 60 seconds (Y
s off
) following
the time of constant use ( X
s on
) as outlined on the table
above. After a certain amount of cycles (defined in the above
table under “Cycles”) the handpiece and attachment should
be allowed to cool down. Observing these instructions
prevents the system from overheating and possibly harming
the patient or user.
The user is responsible for the application and for turning
off the system as prescribed. If longer periods of constant
use are required, an additional handpiece and/or attachment
should be used.
Depending on the cutting tool used and the load applied,
the heat generated by the handpiece, attachment and/or
cutting tool can vary.