Danger Of Fire In Bodily Cavities; Danger Of Fire In The Tracheobronchial System - ERBE 20132-030 Verwendungshinweis

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3.2 General information about protection of the
user, patient, and product
Do not use in the presence of combustible or explosive materi-
als!
Never lay this product on the patient or in his/her direct vicinity.
Protect this product from any form of mechanical damage! Do
not throw! Do not use force!
If damaged, do not use this product!

3.3 Danger of fire in bodily cavities

Before using the APC always ensure that there are no combus-
tible or fire-supporting gases in the lumen of the organ in-
volved.

3.4 Danger of fire in the tracheobronchial system

The argon plasma can ignite flammable, combustible materials
(e.g. plastics)! Ignition can only occur though if there is also a
fire-supporting gas present, such as oxygen, or it is mixed with
the argon and applied to the combustible materials. This partic-
ularly applies to highly concentrated oxygen or pure oxygen.
For this reason it is absolutely imperative that you observe the
following rules:
•
Before and particularly during APC, never introduce oxygen
to the tracheobronchial system. This also applies to other
combustible or fire-supporting gases and liquids.
• If you apply APC for longer than a few seconds, apply the
oxygen and APC alternately.
•
You can find a detailed description and additional rules of
application in the ERBE brochure on the complication-free
use of high-frequency current in the tracheobronchial sys-
tem.
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