Warning - EMS SWISS LITHOCLAST TRILOGY Gebrauchsanweisung

1. WARNING

EMS and the distributor of this product accept no liability for direct or consequential injury or damage resulting from
improper use, arising in particular through non-observance of the operating instructions, or improper preparation and
maintenance.
Before using this product, please carefully read,
understand, and follow the recommendations in the
instruction manual. Failure to observe the operating
instructions may result in the patient or user suffering
serious injury or the product being damaged. This
product may only be applied for its intended use
by qualified personnel and for the applications
described in this manual. If the product is used in
combination with other instruments, please refer to
their instruction manual.
anesthetics or oxidizing gases (such as nitrous
oxide (N2O) and oxygen) or in close proximity
to volatile solvents (such as ether or alcohol), as
explosion may occur.
Before using the product, inspect for any damage.
Do not use if the product is damaged. Use original
EMS spare parts and accessories only.
Do not modify or repair the product yourself. Please
contact an EMS authorized service center.
To avoid injury or damage, make sure that the
fragmentation energy is supplied only upon contact
of the probe with the stone.
When the mains power switch is in the "0" position,
the product is disconnected from the supply network.
Make sure that the handpiece, handpiece fluid
aspiration connector, handpiece cleaning rod,
probe cleaning rod and re-usable wrenches are
cleaned and sterilized according to the instructions
in section 7.1 before proceeding with installation.
- Disinfection must be performed no later than 1 hour
after the cleaning phase.
- Sterilization must be performed after disinfection.
To avoid the risk of electric shock, this product must
only be connected to a mains power supply with
this product. The mains power switch of the product
must be accessible at any time.
The lowest effective settings should be used when
attempting to break a stone to reduce the possibility of:
1) damage to the kidney or ureteral wall; or
2) propelling a stone fragment into the surrounding
tissue
For sterilization, the handpiece must have the lumen
positioned vertically in the sterilizer.
Before proceeding to the disconnection of the stone
catcher, proceed with the purge explained in the
post treatment section.
For single use component: risk of contamination.
Do not use after the expiration date on the package
label.
Do not use the product in surgery after any product
Do not touch the probe during activation.
If a probe breaks distally, use sterile grasping forceps
to remove probe pieces from the urinary tract.
Throughout the entire treatment, keep the probe
tips under endoscopic vision.
The probe tip should be extended 10 - 20 mm
beyond the endoscope tip.
An excessively high suction level can impair the
endoscopic vision, collapse an organ, or damage
the mucosa.
Safe storage and transportation to the reprocessing
area shall be applied to avoid any damage to the
instrument and contamination to the environment
and the people involved in the reprocessing process.
Check all wearing parts regularly for wear, and
replace if necessary.
Fragments blocked in the lumen of the probe and the
handpiece may lead to loss of suction and heating
of the probe. If blockage occurs, stop lithotripsy.
Use the handpiece cleaning rod or probe cleaning
rod to remove fragments from the probe and from
the handpiece lumen before continuing.
Make sure that the handpiece connector is dry
before connecting it to the console.
The housing of the console is not waterproof.
Before shipping the product, follow the instructions
provided in the Cleaning, Disinfecting and Sterilizing
section.
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