mectron Piezosurgery II - 05.4 - Safety Requirements during Use

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MANUAL OF USE AND MAINTENANCE
05.4 - Safety Requirements during Use
DANGER: Contraindications.
Do not use the Piezosurgery on patients with pacemakers or other implantable electronic
devices. This requirement also applies to the operator.
DANGER: Breakage and wear of the inserts.
High frequency oscillations and wear may, on rare occasions, lead to breakage of an
insert. If the shape of an insert has been altered or if it is otherwise damaged, it is liable to
break while it is being used. Inserts in these conditions should not be used under any
circumstances. In order to avoid ingestion by the patient of a fragment of a broken insert,
he/she should be instructed to breathe through his/her nose during the treatment.
DANGER: Control of infections.
For maximum safety of both the patient and the operator, clean, disinfect and sterilise the
piezoelectric handpiece, the inserts and the torque wrench after each treatment. Follow
the appropriate instructions for doing this provided in point 06.0 “CLEANING, DISINFEC-
TION AND STERILISATION”.
WARNING: Contraindication.
Do not carry out treatments on metal or ceramic prosthetic artefacts. The ultrasonic vibra-
tions could cause decementing of such artefacts.
WARNING: Contraindication.
After autoclave sterilising of the handpiece, wait for it to cool down completely before
using it.
WARNING: The electrical contacts inside the cord connector must be dry.
Before connecting the handpiece to the device, make sure that the electrical contacts of
the connector are perfectly dry, in particular after the autoclave sterilisation cycle. If nec-
essary, dry the contacts by blowing air onto them with the syringe
WARNING: After using aggressive solutions, it is necessary to carry out a cleaning
cycle of the tubes and handpiece with distilled water, using the clean function (See point
06.1). If the tubes are not cleaned, crystallisation of the salts could seriously damage the
device.
WARNING: To use the device correctly, it is necessary to press the footswitch and
start it up without letting the insert rest on the part to be treated. This will allow the elec-
tronic circuit to detect the point where resonance of the insert is best without any interfer-
ence, thus enabling optimum performance.
If this is not done, contact with the part to be treated or with other surfaces before start-up
could cause tripping of the protection systems.
WARNING: For spray treatment, use only inserts through which liquid is passed.