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Instructions for Use
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Table of Contents
Introduction
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1. Indications for use
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2.
Warnings
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3. Precautions
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4.
Package
Contents
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5. Getting Started
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5.1
General
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5.2 Installing / Replacing the Battery
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5.3 Cable connection test
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5.4 Device operation
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5.5 Audio feedback
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5.6 Automatic Shutdown
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6.
Demo
mode
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7. Maintenance, cleaning and sterilization
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8. Troubleshooting guide
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9. Certification
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10. European Authorized Representative
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11. Limited Warranty
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12.
Disclaimer
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13. Technical Specifications
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14. Electromagnetic declarations
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15. Standard symbols
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Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your Endo-Eze
TM
Find®
Apex Locator.
The Endo-Eze
TM
Find® Apex Locator is a battery operated
portable device which uses the frequency dependent
impedance method and proprietary algorithms to
determine the position of the apical foramen.
Utilizing the advantages of its well proven patented
technology, Endo-Eze
TM
Find® offers the operator
performing root canal treatments an accurate, reliable and
user-friendly apex locator. Custom color graphic display
of Endo-Eze
TM
Find® helps to achieve optimal endodontic
performance required during your root canal treatments.
1. Indications for use
• Endo-Eze
TM
Find® is an electronic device used for apex
localization and working length determination during
root canal treatment.
• Endo-Eze
TM
Find® is indicated for patients who need to
undergo root canal treatment, which requires precise
determination of position of the dental file in the canal
relative to the root apex.
• This product must only be used in hospital environments,
clinics or dental offices by qualified dental personnel.
2. Warnings
• Read all instructions before operating this unit. The
manufacturer accepts no liability for any damage
resulting from improper use of this unit and/or for any
purpose other than those covered by these instructions.
•
U.S.A. Only:
US Federal law restricts this unit to sale by
or on the order of a dentist.
• As per Endodontic Standards of Care, always use a
rubber dam when performing endodontic treatment.
• Do not use this unit with patients who have a pacemaker,
as its effect has not been evaluated.
• Endo-Eze
TM
Find® should not be used in the presence of
flammable anesthetic mixtures with air or with oxygen
or nitrous oxide.
• Endo-Eze
TM
Find® must be stored in a dry place at
temperatures between +10°C and +50°C (50°F and
122°F).
• Verify the measurements with a file and radiograph as
abnormal canal anatomy or unusual canal morphology
may cause inaccurate measurements (i.e. blocked
canals, immature teeth).
• Do not use damaged file clips or any accessory because
an inaccurate measurement could result.
• Do not use dry heat sterilization on the file clips and
touch probes.
•
The LCD screen readings 2.0, 1.75, 1.5, 1.25, 1.0, 0.75,
0.5 and 0.25 do not correspond to any actual distance in
mm. They serve as a convenient reference to estimate
the file tip position in relation to the apical foramen.
NOTE: Sometimes the Endo-Eze
TM
Find® reading and the
x-ray image will not correspond. This can be due to the
actual location of the apical foramen and inaccuracies of
the x-ray angulation made before and during endodontic
treatment.
3. Precautions
• Verify that the canal has been properly isolated and that
there are no metallic restorations present which may
contact the file.
• Normally Endo-Eze
TM
Find® provides accurate
measurements during foramen location in dry and wet
canals, in presence of various electrolytic solutions
(Sodium Hypochlorite, EDTA, saline, etc.).
• A #15 endodontic K-file is the minimum recommended
file size for apical foramen localization. However, smaller
Endo-Eze
TM
Find® Apex Locator
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