maxium® smart C Electrosurgery Unit with maxium® smart Beam
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3.2
Intended use of the maxium® smart Beam
The maxium® smart Beam by Gebrüder Martin is a gas flow control unit for generation of a defined gas flow
in the range of 0–12 l/min which can be operated only in connection with the electrosurgery units
maxium®. The gas flow will be activated synchronously with the HF current. For cutting and coagulation,
individual gas flow rates can be selected. Gas and HF current are combined in the patient-side part of the
applicator. Only argon is used as a working gas. During electro-cutting, argon acts only as a shielding gas;
during electro-coagulation, however, its use results in improved surface coagulation compared to
conventional spray coagulation.
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Instructions
The operator may use the device only if a function check has been performed before at the operating site
by Gebrüder Martin or a person authorized by Gebrüder Martin. In addition, a responsible person
designated by the operator must have been instructed in the proper handling, application, and operation as
well as in permissible combinations with other medical units, objects and accessories. This responsible
instructed person shall subsequently perform periodical training of the staff on behalf of the operator.
We recommend documenting the instruction sessions in a medical product log. A medicine product log is
available from Gebrüder Martin.
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Working Principles
4.1
Preface
High-frequency (HF) electricity has been known for more than a century. As early as the 1890s, Tesla,
Nernst and d’Arsonval conducted first experiments into the physiological effects of currents with high
frequencies and high voltages.
In 1904, Cook was the first to gather surgical experience with high-frequency electricity in the treatment of
hypertrophic tonsils, removal of scars, and therapy of hemorrhoids and papillomata using sparks.
Since then, electrosurgery has definitely established itself in medicine, and modern therapy cannot be
imagined without it.
With technology and medicine advancing, electrosurgery devices were likewise improved continuously.
Apart from surgical qualities with HF current, achieving maximum safety for patients, users and third
parties has always been an essential criterion. Here enormous efforts were made to keep risks for these
persons as low as possible.
Gebrüder Martin has been one of these pioneers, producing ground-breaking technological innovations
which are still in use today. More than 40 years of experience in medical HF technology speak for
themselves.
Thus the maxium® smart C electrosurgery unit by Gebrüder Martin, too, has been developed and manu-
factured in accordance with the latest technological and medical findings. Special attention was paid to
clarity, simplicity and lucidity for the safe handling of the maxium® smart C. However, the user will be able
to fully exploit the features of the maxium® smart C by Gebrüder Martin only if he or she is completely
familiar with them. Below, the special handling features of this modern electrosurgery unit are described.
For any technical questions, please contact the Martin Service Center.
