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User Manual AlgiScan 7
I.1 Warnings
Explosion risk: do not use the AlgiScan in a flammable atmosphere or in places where
flammable anaesthetic products may accumulate.
The AlgiScan is not designed to operate in the environment of a SCANNER, M.R.I. or any
other appliance creating powerful magnetic fields.
The electrode wires, electrodes or connectors should not come into contact with other
conductors.
Never use the Electrical Stimulation of the AlgiScan while using high frequency surgical
appliances.
To reduce the risk of burns when using high frequency surgical appliances, do not place
the AlgiScan stimulation electrodes between the surgical site and the return electrode to
the electro surgery unit.
The connection to a patient at the same time as a high frequency surgery appliance can
cause burns at the points of contact of the AlgiScan electrodes and damage the appli-
ance.
Never use the AlgiScan simultaneously with the use of defibrillation appliances.
The AlgiScan should never be connected continuously to electrodes positioned on the
patient but only for the period of measurement. Before and after the measurement, the
electric cable should be disconnected from the electrodes.
The AlgiScan must be connected to pacing electrodes or ECG electrodes supporting
voltages up to 300 Volts with a current of 60 mA. The contact area of the electrodes must
be greater than 1.8cm².
The power of the Electrical Stimulation causes nociceptive stimuli the intensity of which
should be appropriate to the patient’s analgesic level.
Never use the AlgiScan on a patient wearing a Pacemaker.
Never use the AlgiScan in the vicinity of short-wave or micro-wave therapy appliances.
Before using check that no other equipment, device or appliance is in contact with the
electrodes.
The electrodes may only be in contact with healthy, non-injured skin.
Before use, check the device, display and cable for damage. Never use the unit if any
defect or damage is found.
The AlgiScan in electrical stimulation mode (Tetanus, PPI) performs tetanus electrical
stimulus as well as increasing tetanus stimulations for a duration of 1 to 8 seconds. In
Tetanus and PPI mode, the AlgiScan provide electrical stimulation. When using a
monitoring system of neuromuscular blockade, the user should take care to wait 5
minutes after a Tetanus or PPI test before making a measurement of the patient’s level