Cooper Surgical LEEP PRECISION LP-10-120 Manual De Funcionamiento página 10

Figures 3 through 5 show the proper and improper ways of hooking up and using the various Active
Electrodes and Patient Return Electrodes on the patient .
PROPER
LEEP PRECISION
Generator
Grounded
Metal Case
IMPROPER
LEEP PRECISION Generator
Isolated
ESU
IMPROPER
LEEP PRECISION
Generator
Isolated or
grounded ESU
RF current through
patient to Patient Return
Electrode
Patient
Two-conductor patient
electrode continuity
monitor
Figure 3
Surgeon touches electrode
to grounded object
Figure 4
RF current flows from
electrode
Patient Return Electrode
touches grounded table
Figure 5
Active Electrode
Patient Return Electrode
(Thigh)
Patient may be grounded
Burn occurs at small
grounded contact
RF current flows from ground
through EKG pad, through
patient to Patient Return Electrode
RF current returns to Patient Return
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EKG
RF
RF
EKG
Electrode via ground path