27/04/04 ©
Söring
Users manual RF-units
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not valid for MBC600
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Contents
1. Introduction
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2. Important notes regarding the operation of RF Surgery units
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2.1. Operating of RF Surgery Equipment ................................................................................................6
2.2. User instructions ...................................................................................................................................6
2.3. Prescribed safety checks ....................................................................................................................6
2.4. Medical Product Log Book ..................................................................................................................6
2.5.How to keep the instruction manual and the medical product log book .................................7
2.6. Accident and damage report ..............................................................................................................7
2.7 Modifications and repairs .....................................................................................................................7
3. Physiological and physical fundamentals of RF Surgery
.................................. 8
3.1. Heating effect of RF currents in biological tissue ........................................................................8
3.1.1 Reaction of biological tissue to local overheating
...........................................................................9
3.2 Methods of RF Surgery and electrical Signal Shapes.................................................................12
3.2.1 Cutting
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3.2.2. Coagulation
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3.2.3. Electrodessication
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3.2.5. Bipolar application technique
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3.2.5.1 Bipolar Automatic
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4. Patient safety
............................................................................................................. 15
4.1. Patient placement ................................................................................................................................15
4.2. Attachment of patient electrode ......................................................................................................15
4.4. Current carrying cables .....................................................................................................................18
4.5. Dangers from inflammable and explosive media. .......................................................................19
4.6 Instructions for special applications...............................................................................................19
Arrangement of Switches, Sockets and displays of MBC 601.........................................................20
Arrangement of Switches, Sockets and displays of MBC 600.........................................................21
5.1. Description of controls and indicators ..........................................................................................22
5.1.1 Description of the Safety Equipment
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5.2 Putting the equipment into operation .............................................................................................28
5.2.1 Description of operational facilities
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5.2.2 Preparation of equipment
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5.2.3 Switching on the equipment
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5.2.4. Adjustment of function fields
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6. Accessories (extracts)
............................................................................................. 30
7. Cleaning, maintenance, disinfection and sterilization
..................................... 31
8. Technical Data
........................................................................................................... 32
9. Technical safety checks
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