Safe Operation; Operating The Product; Validated Reprocessing Procedure; General Safety Notes - Braun Aesculap Acculan 4 Instructions For Use/Technical Description

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Check secure seating of the saw head: turn without pulling out.
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Release product for use (ON position).
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Briefly operate product at maximum oscillation frequency.
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Do not use the product if it is damaged or defective.
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Set aside the product if it is damaged.
6.3

Safe operation

Coagulation of patient tissue or risk of burns for
patients and user through hot product!
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Cool the tool during operation.
WARNING
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Keep product/tool out of the reach of patients.
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Let the product/tool cool down.
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Use a cloth to protect against burns when
changing the tool.
Risk of infection or injury through aerosol forma-
tion or particles ejected from the tool!
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Use suitable protection (such as waterproof pro-
WARNING
tective clothing, face mask, safety gases, suc-
tion).
Risk of injury and/or malfunction!
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Always carry out a function check prior to using
WARNING the product.
Risk of injury when using the product beyond the
field of view!
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WARNING Apply the product only under visual control.
Risk of injury and damage to the tool/system!
The tool may get caught in drapes (such as tex-
WARNING tiles).
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Do not let the tool come into contact with
drapes (such as textiles) during operation.
Risk of burns to skin and tissue due to blunt saw
blades/lack of product maintenance!
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WARNING Only use perfectly sharp saw blades.
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Replace blunt saw blades.
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Maintain products properly, see maintenance
guide.
Note
The product drive motor is operated using a magnetic sensor system. In
order to prevent inadvertent activation of the motor, the product may not
be exposed to any magnetic fields (such as magnetic instrument pads).
6.3.1

Operating the product

Note
The slight whistling noise when the product is starting up is due to the con-
struction.
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Activate trigger 2.
The oscillation frequency of the product 1 is continuously variable.
7.

Validated reprocessing procedure

7.1

General safety notes

Note
Adhere to national statutory regulations, national and international stan-
dards and directives, and local, clinical hygiene instructions for reprocess-
ing.
Note
For patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), suspected CJD, or possi-
ble variants of CJD, observe the relevant national regulations concerning
the reprocessing of products.
Note
Mechanical reprocessing should be favored over manual cleaning as it
gives better and more reliable results.
Note
It should be noted that successful reprocessing of this medical device can
only be guaranteed following prior validation of the reprocessing method.
The operator/reprocessing technician is responsible for this.
The recommended chemistry was used for validation.
Note
If there is no final sterilization, then a virucidal disinfectant must be used.
Note
For up-to-date information about reprocessing and material compatibility,
see also the Aesculap Extranet at https://extranet.bbraun.com
The validated steam sterilization procedure was carried out in the Aesculap
sterile container system.
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