Aztec GEM II User manual

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GEM II Battery Powered Ring Cutter Kit

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Operational Guide
1. SelectandmountappropriatecungdiscforGEMIIringcuer.Move
 ‘lockingswitch’tolockposion.Insertcorrectlyloadedbaerycasseein
 toGEMIIbody.
2.Applyagenerousquantyofwaterbasedgeltoringsurface.
3. Slidengerguardunderring.
4. InsertGEMIIguidearmdiscintongerguardguideblock.Restcungdisc
 onringsurface.AcvatemotorallowingtheweightoftheGEMIIcung
 headalonetoprovidethenecessarydownwardpressureontothecung
 disc.
5. MoveGEMIIbackandforthalongguideblocksothatcung 
disctraversestheenrewidthofthering.Asuddenincrease 
inrotaonspeedindicatesringhasbeencutthrough.
6. Ifpaentwarnsofheatbuild-upstopcungimmediately, 
cleangelfromringsurfaceandre-applyfreshgelandconnue 
withcungprocess.
7. UseGEMIIringspreaderpliersorforcepstoremovering.
Foramoredetaileddemonstraonofthe
cungprocesswatchthe
GEMIIBaeryPoweredRingCuerDVD

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Safety Instructions
Maintenance Instructions
READ INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE
Light eye protecon should be worn by operator and paent.
• NeveruseringcuerwithoutngerguardorPerspexshieldinplaceorifeithercomponentis 
 damaged.
• NeveruseanypowersourceotherthandomescAAsizebaeriescapableofdeliveringa
 maximumvoltageof6vDC.
• Nevermodifytheringcuertorunonmainspower.
• NeverexaminearotangcungdiscexceptthroughthePerspexshield.
• Neverreusedamagedorbadlyworndiscs.
• Never start cung through a ring without rst applying a signicant quanty of water based
gel to the ring surface. The gel acts as a heat sink, traps cut ring debris and impedes
trajectory of parcles from a rotang disc.
• Neveroperatetheringcuerinanatmospherewhereasparkcouldcauseanexplosion.
• Neveruseorre-useacungdiscifeitheroneorbothplascwasherssupporngthediscare 
 missing.
• Alwaysengagethe“Lock”immobiliserswitchtodeacvatethemotorwhen:
 a) Mounngordisconnecngacungdisc.
 b) Engagingthengerguard.
 c) Pausingduringcungtoexaminethecungprogress.
 d) Wipingawayusedgelandreapplyingfreshgel.
 e) Whenringcuerisnotbeingacvelyusedorleunaendedwhenstored.
Always:
• Examinecungdiscspriortouse.Discardanydamagedorbadlyworndiscs.
• Restthecungbladeontheringsurfacebeforeacvangthemotor.
• Warn the paent that the cung process generates heat and that the paent should warn
the operator if the heat build-up is causing discomfort. If this happens the cung process
must stop. The water based gel wiped from the ring surface and fresh cold gel reapplied
before re-starng the cung process.
• Cleanngerguardunitaeruse.
• RemovebaeryholderfromGEMbodyaeruse.
• Stop motor aer 10 minutes of connuous use and allow motor to cool down for 15 minutes
before re-starng.

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Maintenance Instructions
The ring cuer may be wiped down with any decontaminaon soluon but must not be soaked
in uid or autoclaved.
DISC CARE
Removedisc(RETAINLOCKINGSCREW).Examinediscfordamageorexcessivewear-ifthisisthe
case,replacedisc.
FINGER GUARD CARE
Cleanupngerguardandguidechannelofngerguard.Examinemetalguard;makesuredisc
hasn’tcutthrough.Ifsoreplacemetalguard.
PERSPEX SHIELD CARE
WipeanyresiduefromPerspexshield.
Aer use, examinaon and cleaning, always return the GEM II Ring Cuer and its components
back to their alloed spaces in the GEM II presentaon case.

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Technical Specications
Declaration of Conformity
Model A-Z 300 Series 101
MotorRe280/3DryBearingWeight:
HandPieceWeight:
PowerSource:
NoLoadSpeed:
Torque:
StallTorque:
SoundPressure:
SoundPower:
VibraonLevels:
44gms
127gms
6voltDC(4xAA)Baeries
3v8,800rpm
6v16,000rpm
3v63gcm
6v120gcm
3v126gcm
6v240gcm
61.08dB(A)
73.58dB(A)
3.2m/s2
Recycling & Disposal

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Declaration of Conformity
THE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Wedeclareunderoursoleresponsibilitythatthisproductisinconformitywiththefollowingstan-
dardsorstandardiseddocuments.EN55014inaccordancewithDirecves2004/108/EC,2006/42/
ECandEN60745
ChristopherMacGregor
HeadofQualityAssurance
WEEE compliant registraon no. WEEE/DG 3326 WV
Recycling & Disposal
Onlydisposeofelectrical/electronic/baeryitemsinseparatecolleconschemes,whichcaterfor
therecoveryandrecyclingofmaterialscontainedwithin.
Yourcooperaonisvitaltoensurethesuccessoftheseschemesandfortheproteconofthe
environment.

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Guarantee
DearCustomer,
Intheunlikelyeventthatyourdevicedevelopsafault,pleasecontactourcustomerservice
department.
1. Theseguaranteetermscoveraddionalguaranteerightsanddonotaectyourstatutory 
 warrantyrights.
2. Ourguaranteecoversproblemscausedbymaterialormanufacturingdefects,andwillresultin
 therepairofthesedefectsorreplacementofthedevice.
3. Thefollowingarealsoexcludedfromourguarantee:
 a) Faultsduetoaccidents,customermisuse,orunauthorisedrepairs.
 b) Consumablepartssuchasblades.
 c) Failureduetolackofrounemaintenance.
 d) Failureasaresultofnotusingtheequipmentinaccordancewiththemanualandsafety
  instrucons.
 e) Anyunauthorisedmodicaonstothedeviceoritscomponents.
4. Theguaranteeisvalidforaperiodof2yearsstarngfromthepurchasedateofthedevice.
 Guaranteeclaimsshouldbesubmiedbeforetheendoftheguaranteeperiodwithintwo 
 weeksofthedefectbeingnoced.Noguaranteeclaimswillbeacceptedaertheendofthe
 guaranteeperiod.Theoriginalguaranteeperiodremainsapplicabletothedeviceevenif 
 repairsarecarriedoutorpartsarereplaced.Insuchcases,theworkperformedorpartsed
 willnotresultinanextensionoftheguaranteeperiod,andnonewguaranteewillbecome
 acvefortheworkperformedorpartsed.
A-Z Tec Medical Ltd
Email:inf[email protected]o.uk
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Guarantee
Trouble Shooting & F.A.Q’s
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Motorfailstooperate
Motorstallsduringcung
Cungdiscmakeslileprogressincung
throughring
Check baeries are loaded into the baery
cassee correctly.
Check that retaining springs in baery cas-
see are sound and holding baeries rmly
in place.
Check baeries are in a charged condion.
Check that ‘Lock’ switch on GEM II unit is
not engaged.
Operator applying excessive force during
cung process.
Baeries are depleted, change for fully
charged baeries.
Wrong disc selected for ring metal type
 • UseDiamondcungdisc
  (Ref.A-Z223)forhardmetalsi.e.
  Iron,Steel,Planum.
 • UseCarbidecungdisc
  (Ref.A-Z224)forsometalsi.e.
  Gold,Silver,Copper.
Disc is badly worn, change for new disc
Diamondcungdisc(Ref.A-Z223)
Tocheckifdiscisworn,runngeraround
cungdiscedge.Ifsmoothtotouchthe
diamondgritiswornaway,replacedisc.

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Cungdiscmakeslileprogressincung
throughring(Connued)
Lockingscrewunwindsduringoperaon
Carbidecungdisc(Ref.A-Z224)
Ifcungdiscisworndowntoplasc
spacers,replacedisc.
Baeries have been loaded into baery
cassee incorrectly. Re-load baeries into
cassee in the correct order and make sure
the arrows on the baery cassee and the
GEM II unit are aligned.
F.A.Q’s
1. Howmanyringswillacungdisccut
 through?
2. Whyisitnecessarywhencungthrough
 hardmetalstomakeacuthalfway
 throughtheringononesideandthen
 allthewaythroughinaposiondirectly
 oppositetherstcut?
A carbide disc acng on a so metal, i.e.
Gold wedding ring approximately 4mm
wide by 1mm thick will cut through 10-15
rings.
A diamond disc acng on a hard metal, i.e.
steel 4mm wide by 1mm thick would be
capable of cung through approximately 6
rings allowing for the fact that a hard metal
requires cung in 2 separate locaons on
the ring.
N.B. The cung surface of the ring must be kept as cool as pos-
sible to preserve the diamond grit on the cung edge of the disc.
This is achieved by cung for 3 or 4 seconds, pausing for a second
and repeang the process.
Rings made of hard metals when cut
through tend to close up trapping the
cung disc. This is due to the high tensile
strength in the metal. Parally cung
through a ring signicantly reduces the ten-
sion in the ring so that when the ring is cut
through on the opposing side to the rst cut
the ring won’t collapse in on itself and trap
the cung disc.