CUSA
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Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System Operator’s Manual
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Warnings and Cautions
WARNING
Explosion Hazard - Do not use the CUSA Clarity system in the
presence of ammable anesthetics or other volatile solvents.
WARNING
Electric Shock Hazard - Always unplug the CUSA Clarity system
before cleaning it.
WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard - Do not remove cover. Refer servicing to
authorized service personnel.
WARNING
The minimum aspiration level setting is 10%. This ensures proper
handpiece cooling and performance. Insufcient aspiration may cause
premature handpiece or tip failures and may induce heat exchange with
the patient or user, and cause tissue burns.
WARNING
For continued protection against re and electrical hazard, replace fuse
only with same type and rating. Refer to “Power Input and Fusing” on
page A-4.
WARNING
When testing the handpiece, do not allow the tip to come in contact with
any person or object during tip activation. Contact may result in injury to
the patient and/or user, or handpiece tip damage.
Contact with any object or person may cause the test to fail.
WARNING
Do not allow uids to enter the console.
WARNING
Do not power up the handpiece without performing a prime cycle (that is,
irrigation uid must ow from the distal tip of the handpiece). Failure to
prime the handpiece could result in permanent damage to the
handpiece (internal and/or external components) and may induce heat
exchange with the patient and/or user, and cause tissue burns.