Valleylab CUSA EXcel-8 - Recommended Maintenance Schedule

Recommended Maintenance Schedule
Recommended Maintenance Schedule
The following chart shows routine maintenance tasks, the equipment on
which you perform them, and how often you perform each task. The term
months refers to calendar months.
Table 9-1.
Routine maintenance tasks Frequency Equipment Task
When used Handpiece Clean and wipe dry.
When used Tip torquing set Clean and wipe dry.
When used CUSA console Clean and wipe dıy.
When used Cooling water Discard water from the reservoir.
reservoir
When used Footswitch 1. Discard the footswitch cover.
2. Clean the footswitch.
Every month or 20 CUSA handpiece Lubricate the handpiece connector
procedures, which- o-rings.
ever comes first
Every 3 months, or CUSA console 1. Fillthe cooling water reservoir with a
every 12 to 15 solution consisting of 100 cc of 70%
procedures, which- alcohol and 900 cc of water.
ever comes first 2. Connectthe handpiece, then turn on
the system.
3. Allow the system to run a few
cooling cycles to clean the interior
tubing.
4. Turn off the system.
5. Discard the alcoho! solution, then fill
the reservoir with distilled water.
6. Turn on the system, and allow it to
cycle the water to clean the alcohol
solution out of the tubing.
7. Turn off the system.
8. Discard water from the reservoir.
Every 6 months or CUSA console Replace the contamination guard. Write
when the surgeon either the installation date or the
notices a lack of expiration date on the new quard.
suction
Every 6 months or CUSA handpiece Replace the handpiece connector
100 procedures,
whichever comes
first
O-rings.
CUSA EXcel-8 System Service Manual