Symptom
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Cause
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Remedy
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Excessive spray |
Obstruction of evacuation tube (grit, stick, wire, or other foreign material) |
Remove hand piece from surgical field and take foot off foot pedal and remove obstruction from instrument tip |
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Waste evacuation tube is not draining properly |
Raise waste evacuation tube so collector end of waste tubing is at lowest point of entire tube |
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Waste evacuation tube is:- Obstructed- Kinked- Pinched |
Remove obstruction Unkink tube Pinch |
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Waste evacuation tube is incorrectly connected to waste container |
Connect waste evacuation tube to "PATIENT" port on waste container |
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Waste container is sealed |
Open large drain port on waste container |
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Misaligned jet (striking edge of tube or shooting outside instrument) |
Do not use Replace hand piece or contact your local Smith and Nephew Sales Representative |
Console is running, no fluid jet is visible in hand piece |
No fluid supply |
Attach saline bag or replace saline bag if empty |
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Air in supply tube |
Pump fluid on high setting until system is purged of all air in supply tube |
Console does not run, power indicator light is off |
Power cord not attached |
Ensure power cord is attached to back of console and wall outlet |
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Power switch in off position |
Turn on |
Console does not run, power indicator light is on, Pedal light is on |
Foot pedal is not attached |
Attach footswitch securely |
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Footswitch is damaged |
Replace footswitch |
Console does not run, power indicator light is on, Door light is on |
Cartridge nest is not fully closed |
Completely close cartridge nest lever |
Console does not run, power indicator light is on, Error light is on |
Over-current situation has occurred (unknown cause) |
Turn off main power switch, wait 5 seconds, turn power back on. If this does not resolve the issue please contact your local Smith & Nephew representative. |
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Over-current situation with a rigid high-pressure tube. Hand piece high-pressure tube is plugged |
Discard hand piece assembly and replace with a new unit |