mectron Piezosurgery - INTRODUCTION; Device Description and Intended Use

Manualofuseandmaintenance
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Preface
Carefullyreadthismanualbeforeproceedingwithinstallationoperations,use,maintenanceorother
interventionsonthedevice.Athoroughunderstandingofthemanualisneededbeforeusingthe
devicesoastoavoidpotentialinjurytotheuserand/orpatientsand/ordamagetothedeviceitself.
Alwayskeepthismanualathand.
Important:Toavoidinjurytopeopleordamagetoproperty,carefullyreadtheparagraphson“Safety
Measures” contained in this manual. Depending on the degree of gravity, the prescriptions are
classiedwiththefollowingindications:
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DANGER(alwaysreferredtoinjuriestopeople)
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WARNING(referredtopossibledamagetoproperty)
The purpose of this manual is to inform the operator of the safety measures, the installation
procedures,theoperatinginstructionsandinstructionsforacorrectmaintenanceofthedevice.
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DANGER
Thismanualmustbeusedinassociationwiththe“InstructionsforCleaningandSterilizing”manual
providedwiththePiezosurgeryMedicaldevice.
Ifanyanomalyisdetected,pleasecontactMectronAssistanceCentre.
Anyattempttotamperwithormodifythedevicebytheoperatorornonauthorizedpersonnelwill
invalidatetheguaranteeandrelievetheManufacturerofanyresponsibilityincaseofinjurytopeople
ordamagetoproperty.
Alltheinformationandillustrationshavebeenupdatedtothedateofissuereferredtoonthelast
page.
MECTRONhasundertakentocontinuouslyupgradeits products with possiblemodicationsand
accessories.
Inthecaseofdiscrepanciesbetweenthedescriptionscontainedinthismanualandthecomponents
ofthedevice,contactyourRetailerorMECTRON’sPost-saleService.
1.2 Type testing
AlldevicesproducedbyMectronS.p.A.arerigorouslycheckedandtypetestedineverycomponent.
Duringthistypetestingthecomponentsundergoaseriesofworkcycles.Thisprocedureguarantees
theproduct’sreliabilityinallitscomponents.
1.3 Description of the device
ThePiezosurgeryMedicaldeviceisapiezoelectricultrasounddeviceforbonecutting:thedevice
usespiezoelectricultrasoundtechnologytogeneratemechanicalmicrovibrationswhichcutthrough
mineralizedstructureswithoutdamagingthesofttissues.