Section 1 Patient And Operating Room Safety; Indications For Use - Integra CUSA Clarity Operator's Manual

Patient and Operating Room Safety

Indications for Use

In this section:
• Indications for Use, page 1-1
• Contraindications, page 1-2
• Safety Information, page 1-2
• Warnings and Cautions, page 1-3
• Classification and Console Symbols, page 1-9
The CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System is indicated for use in
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surgical procedures where fragmentation, emulsification and aspiration of soft
tissue is desirable.
The CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator is indicated for use in:
• Neurosurgery, Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, Orthopedic Surgery,
Gynecological Surgery and Thoracic Surgery and the following specific
uses:
• Gastrointestinal and Affiliated Organ Surgery - including removal of
benign or malignant tumors or other unwanted tissue, including hepatic
parenchyma, in open or laparoscopic procedures, hepatic resection,
tumor resection, lobectomy or trisegmentectomy, or removal of tissue
during liver allotransplantation and donor hepatectomy.
• Urological surgery - including removal of renal parenchyma during
nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy.
• General Surgery - including removal of benign or malignant tumors or
other unwanted soft tissue in open or minimally invasive general surgical
procedures.
• Laparoscopic Surgery - including removal of hepatic parenchyma
in laparoscopic hepatic resection, lobectomy or trisegmentectomy,
in laparoscopic donor hepatectomy or laparoscopic cholecystectomy
or laparoscopic pancreatic jejunostomy, or pancreatectomy,
or laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic colon resection
or laparoscopic partial gastrectomy.
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