Checking Of The Equipment Before Each Use - Carlo De Giorgi SURGERY PLUS Mode D'emploi

Checking of the Equipment Before Each Use
Each time the use of the electrosurgical equipment is planned a check of the most impor-
tant safety aspects has to be implemented considering at least the following:
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Check the integrity of cords, connections, wires breakage, etc.
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Assure that all the electrical equipment is properly grounded.
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Assure that all the accessories that should be used are available and sterilized.
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Check, by activating the power switch, the functioning of the emission sounds
warnings.
Function and Safety Check and Test
At least once a year, the biomedical engineering department or other qualified personnel
should do the following check and test:
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Check of the connectors and mains supply cord conditions.
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Visual check of the mechanical protections.
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Check of the protections against the danger due to liquid's pouring, dripping,
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moisture, liquid's penetration, cleanliness, sterilization and disinfection.
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Check of the Equipment's Data on the Label.
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Check of the availability of the Instruction's Manual.
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Check the functioning of the H.F. output controls.
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Check the uniformity of the resistance through the surface of the patient plate.
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Test the earth conductivity resistance.
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Test the earth leakage current.
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Test H.F. leakage current.
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Control of the neuromuscular stimulation.
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Control of the accuracy of the output power.
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