Daiwha Meditom DT-400S User Manual page 8

antistatic sheeting recommended for this purpose.
- It is good to spread ECG gel or cream to increase the effectiveness of firm contact on the
neutral electrode.
③ Areas subject to extreme perspiration-extremities lying against the body, or skin-to-skin
contact(arm/trunk, leg/leg, breast.) must be kept dry by placing sheets between them. It is
easily to get burnt when these parts are applied with other metal parts. Skin-to-skin contact (for
example the arms and body of the PATIENT) should be avoided, for example by insertion of
dry gauze.
The use of wet towel as conductive agents should not be used since they dry out, resulting in
high-frequency skin burn to the patient. Urine has to be discharged through catheter or
something.
④ Initial self-test
- First off, test the unit at very low RF power and then increase the RF power smoothly to
prevent any problem caused from improper touch or disconnection of neutral electrode at
normal RF power.
⑤ Do not use children's patient plate (neutral plate) for adults. You may increase the risk of
getting burn due to reduced contact size.
⑥Recommendation to position patient leads in such a way that contact with the patient or
other leads is avoided
⑦Instructions stating, use of bipolar techniques may be desirable in order to avoid
unwanted tissue damage for surgical procedures where hf current could flow through relatively
small cross-sectional area of body
⑧Instructions indicating the output power should be selected as low as possible for
intended purpose
7) Do not use cords as a handles ; damage to the insulation and increase of burnsor other injury
may result.
8) Use accessories, active and neutral electrodes provided by DAIWHA Corporation, LTD. in order to
avoid incompatibility and unsafe operation. If you intend to purchase accessories other than
those that DAIWHA Corporation, LTD., please check that the accessories are CE certified for Electro-
surgical unit to make sure safety. Use CE certified accessories for patient contacting parts except
supplied by DAIWHA.
9) The cables to the surgical electrodes should be positioned in such a way that do not contact with
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