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1 • General Instructions for Use
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Chapter 1
General Instructions for Use
This user manual describes the normal use of the unit.
Note: Report serious incidents with the product to your local dealer or Erbe. If you are
a user in the European Union, also report incidents to the responsible authority in your
Member State.
Please observe the Warnings in Chapter 2.
Intended Use / Indications for Use
The Erbe APC 3 with accessories is intended to deliver argon gas for argon plasma co-
agulation and ablation of tissue as well as argon-assisted cutting of tissue when used
in conjunction with a compatible Erbe VIO Electrosurgical Generator (ESU) and appli
-
cators or probes.
Compatibility
The Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) Unit Model APC 3 is to be used with an Erbe Elec-
trosurgical Unit Model VIO 3 and argon gas. It can also be used in conjunction with oth-
er Erbe equipment (e.g. Erbe Water Jet Model ERBEJET 2, etc.) and associated instru-
ments.
See the Accessories chapter for information on the compatibility of instruments and
accessories.
Environment
For the intended use, the unit may only be operated in premises used for medical pur-
poses.
Qualification of user
For the intended use, the unit may only be operated by medical professionals who
have been trained in the use of the unit or combination of units on the basis of the
user manual.
Performance characteristics
Performance characteristics relating to the intended use are:
Provision of a defined Argon gas flow.
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