Zimmer enPuls, Instructions For Use Manual

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Operation instructions
8.1 Device description
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Handpiece The handpiece (6) contains the shock wave generator, a fan for heat
dissipation, and the ports for the different applicator heads. It is connected to
the control unit (1).
Note: The shock wave generator in the handpiece is subject to wear and must be
replaced after a certain length of use because its functionality decreases with
time.
Zimmer MedizinSysteme GmbH guarantees unrestricted use at a rate of at
least two million shocks per shock wave generator. In some cases, depending
on power and frequency, well over
2 million shocks can be emitted.
More information on the need to replace the shock wave generator is given in
chapter 17.
To work with the handpiece on the patient, one of the applicator heads must
be screwed firmly and completely into the handpiece.
Interval operation The handpiece is not suitable for continuous operation. Frictional heat causes
the temperature of the applicator head to rise with increasing duration of
treatment, so much so that thermal damage to the patient cannot be excluded.
Please comply with the warning in chapter 4. Treatment must be interrupted
once the time stated has been reached and can only be continued after the
applicator head has cooled down to room temperature.
Note: Please note that the temperature monitoring of the handpiece described on
page 10 below is only a technical shutdown to protect the mechanical parts
inside the handpiece. It does not give any information about the temperature
of the applicator head.