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Do not use electrosurgical equipment unless properly trained to use it in the specific procedure
being undertaken. Use by physicians without such training has resulted in serious, unintended
patient injury, including bowel perforation and unintended, irreversible tissue necrosis.
For surgical procedures where the high frequency current could flow through parts of the body
having a relatively small cross-sectional area, the use of bipolar techniques may be desirable to
avoid unwanted coagulation.
In some circumstances, potential exists for alternate site burns at points of skin contact (e.g.,
between the arm and the side of the body). This occurs when electrosurgical current seeks a path
to the return electrode that includes the skin-to-skin contact point. Current passing through small
skin-to-skin contact points is concentrated and may cause a burn. This is true for grounded,
ground referenced, and isolated output generators.
To reduce the potential for alternate site burns, do one or more of the following:
• Avoid skin-to-skin contact points, such as fingers touching leg, when positioning the patient.
• Place 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 in.) of dry gauze between contact points to ensure that contact does
not occur.
• Position the return electrode to provide a direct current route between the surgical site and
the return electrode which avoids skin-to-skin contact areas.
• In addition, place patient return electrodes according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Potential for alternate site burns increases if the return electrode is compromised. Bovie Medical
Corporation recommends the use of split return electrodes and Bovie® generators with a contact
quality monitoring system.
Do not wrap the accessory cords or return electrode cords around metal objects. This may induce
currents that could lead to shocks, fires, or injury to the patient or surgical team.
CAUTIONS:
Do not stack equipment on top of the generator or place the generator on top of electrical
equipment. These configurations are unstable and/or do not allow adequate cooling.
Provide as much distance as possible between the electrosurgical generator and other electronic
equipment (such as monitors). An activated electrosurgical generator may cause interference with
them.
Non-function of the generator may cause interruption of surgery. A backup generator should be
available for use.
Do not turn the activation tone down to an inaudible level. The activation tone alerts the surgical
team when an accessory is active.
When using a smoke evacuator in conjunction with the electrosurgical generator, place the smoke
evacuator a distance from the generator and set the generator volume control at a level that
ensures that the activation tones can be heard.
NOTICE:
If required by local codes, connect the generator to the hospital equalization connector with an
equipotential cable.
CONFIRMING MODES
Confirm that you can select each mode and adjust the power up and down for each mode including: Cut 1, Cut II, Blend 1, Blend 2,
Blend 3, Blend 4, Pinpoint Coag, Spray Coag, Gentle Coag, Macro Bipolar, Micro Bipolar, Standard Bipolar, BBP (Bovie® Bipolar).
Checking Bipolar Mode (with bipolar footswitch)
1. Plug in the Bipolar footswitch (BV1254B).
2. Press the pedal on the Bipolar footswitch. Verify that the Bipolar mode activation indicator illuminates and that the system
generates the Bipolar activation tone and LED under Bipolar display illuminates (blue).
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