Ethicon ECHELON FLEX Steps For Use

Powered vascular stapler with advanced placement tip and endopath echelon vascular white reload for advanced placement tip

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Steps for Use

ECHELON FLEX™ Powered Vascular Stapler with Advanced

Placement Tip and ENDOPATH ECHELON™ Vascular White

Reload for Advanced Placement Tip (35mm, 4 row)

Nomenclature

Channel jaw

Articulation joint

Curved tip anvil jaw

Prior to using the instrument

Using sterile technique, remove the instrument and the battery from their respective packaging and install the battery pack. An

audible click will be heard when the battery pack is fully inserted. It can be inserted in either orientation; there is no up or down.

9/12mm shaft

Manual articulation lever

Rotating knob

Firing trigger

Red firing trigger lock

Manual closing trigger

Knife reverse switch

Manual override

Battery pack

Anvil release

button

Page 1 Steps for Use ECHELON FLEX™ Powered Vascular Stapler with Advanced Placement Tip and ENDOPATH ECHELON™ Vascular White Reload for Advanced Placement Tip (35mm, 4 row) Nomenclature Manual articulation lever Knife reverse switch Rotating knob Channel jaw Manual override Articulation joint...
Page 2 Loading the instrument Prior to loading, rotate the shaft so the Insert the reload by sliding it against the Remove the yellow staple retaining cap and Curved Anvil Tip is in the upright position for discard. Observe the surface of the new bottom of the channel jaw until the reload easier loading.
Page 3 No tissue distally Firing the instrument Fully close the closing trigger until it Pull back the red firing trigger lock. Pull the Squeeze the closing trigger, and then clicks (audible click will occur). simultaneously push the anvil release button exposed firing trigger to fire (motor will be on the side of the device.
Page 4 For complete product details refer to the relevant package inserts, with particular attention paid to the indications, contraindications, warnings and precautions, and steps for use of the device. * Depending on your local regulations it may be required for the battery pack to be decontaminated before the lithium batteries are recycled. ©2014 Ethicon, Inc. All rights reserved. 024915-141112...