Irrigation/aspiration applications
WARNING Risk of injury to the patient's eye!
If the irrigating solution is placed too low, the pressure
in the patient's eye may be too low.
• Make sure that the irrigation solution is always
positioned at a higher level than the patient's eye.
• Observe the instructions described in the chapter " Set-
up of the irrigation/aspiration tubing " in this manual. If
the indications specified therein are not followed,
serious consequences may occur.
• Correct set-up of irrigation and aspiration lines is
critical to ensure proper operation of the R-EVO SMART
systems.
• Switching from peristaltic to Venturi mode can cause a
anterior chamber to collapse if a low-impedance phaco
tip is used (e.g. a large-diameter phaco tip) and if the
vacuum is set to a high level. To ensure patient safety,
before restarting the aspiration after switching from
one type of pump to another, always check that the
vacuum setting is correct for the type of pump used.
• Use only original OPTIKON 2000 S.p.A. tubing sets.
• Do not initialise the handpiece (Priming) when it is in
use on the patient's eye, as this could result in patient
injury.
• Before any intervention, make sure that sufficient
saline solution is available. Check the amount of
balanced salt solution during the entire duration of the
operation.
• During operation, continue to check the level of
balanced salt solution in the infusion bottle. If the
amount of balanced salt solution is considered
insufficient to complete the operation, immediately
notify the surgeon and replace the bottle or the infusion
bag by following the procedures below:
IRRIGATION BY GRAVITY
• Stop the surgical procedure and remove the handpiece
from the incision.
• Close the infusion tube clamp.
• Unhook the bottle from the infusion pole when it is
almost empty.
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