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2 • Safety Instructions
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WARNING
Unintentional activation of the instrument
Risk of burns to the patient and medical personnel!
 Put instruments down in a safe place: sterile, dry, non-conductive,
and easy to see. Instruments that have been put down must not
come into contact with the patient, medical personnel, or com-
bustible materials.
 Instruments that have been put down must not come into contact
with the patient, not even indirectly. An instrument can come into
contact with the patient indirectly through electrically conductive
objects or wet drapes, for example.
WARNING
Hot instruments
Even non-active instruments that are still hot can burn the patient or
medical personnel.
 Put instruments down in a safe place: sterile, dry, non-conductive,
and easy to see. Instruments that have been put down must not
come into contact with the patient, medical personnel, or com-
bustible materials.
 Instruments that have been put down must not come into contact
with the patient, not even indirectly. An instrument can come into
contact with the patient indirectly through electrically conductive
objects or wet drapes, for example.
WARNING
Unintentional activation of the instrument during an endoscopic
application
If the instrument is activated and remains activated during an endo-
scopic application, the patient can suffer burns when the instrument
is removed.
All points that come into contact with the active part of the instru-
ment are at risk. The cause of unintentional activation can be a fault
in the footswitch or unit for example.
You will recognize unintentional activation from the continuous acti-
vation signal, even though you have released the footswitch.
Risk of burns to the patient!
 Turn off the power switch on the electrosurgical unit immediately.
Only then should the instrument be removed from the patient’s
body.
WARNING
Capacitive coupling between the cords of two instruments
When one instrument is activated, current can be transferred to the
cord of another instrument (capacitive coupling).
The patient can suffer burns if the non-active but still live instrument
has direct or indirect contact with the patient.
Risk of burns to the patient and medical personnel!
 Lay the cords of instruments in such a way that they are as far
apart as possible.