USERS MANUAL

27/04/04 © Söring Users manual RF-units
Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5
2. Important notes regarding the operation of RF Surgery units ......................... 6
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 ...................................................................................................................................................12
3.2.2. Coagulation .........................................................................................................................................13
3.2.3. Electrodessication..............................................................................................................................13
3.2.5. Bipolar application technique ...........................................................................................................14
3.2.5.1 Bipolar Automatic .........................................................................................................................................14
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................................................................................................27
5.2 Putting the equipment into operation .............................................................................................28
5.2.1 Description of operational facilities ..................................................................................................28
5.2.2 Preparation of equipment...................................................................................................................28
5.2.3 Switching on the equipment...............................................................................................................28
5.2.4. Adjustment of function fields ............................................................................................................29
6. Accessories (extracts)............................................................................................. 30
7. Cleaning, maintenance, disinfection and sterilization ..................................... 31
8. Technical Data........................................................................................................... 32
9. Technical safety checks.......................................................................................... 35
1 not valid for MBC600
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