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INTRODUCTION
1 INTRODUCTION
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Carefully read this manual before proceeding
with installation operations, use, maintenance
or other intervention operations on the device.
Always keep this manual at hand.
IMPORTANT: To avoid potential serious
injurytotheuserandthepatientand/or
this device or other equipment, read all the
“Safety precautions” present in the manual
with particular attention.
The words WARNING, CAUTION and NOTE
contained in this document, carry special
meaning and must be carefully reviewed.
Depending on their degree of seriousness, the
safetyprecautionsareclassiedas:
WARNING:(Identiesconditionsor
practices that present a risk of serious injury
ordeathtothepatientand/ortheuser)
CAUTION:(Identiesconditionsor
practices that could result in minor injury or
devicedamage)
NOTE:Identiesspecialinformationtoclarify
or emphasize important instructions.
The purpose of this manual is to ensure
that operators are aware of the safety
requirements, installation procedures, and
instructions for correct use and maintenance
of the device and its accessories. Using this
manual for purposes other than those relating
to the installation, use and maintenance of the
device, is strictly prohibited. The information
and illustrations contained in this manual are
updatedasofthedateofpublicationspecied
on the last page.
The manufacturer MECTRON S.p.A. is
committed to the continuous updating of
its products, which may entail changes to
components of the device.
In case you encounter discrepancies between
the descriptions found in this manual and the
equipment in your possession you can:
• check for any available updates in
the
section MANUALS of MECTRON
website
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• contact Piezosurgery Inc. Customer
Service.
1.1 IntendedUseofPIEZOSURGERY®GP
PIEZOSURGERY® GP is a piezoelectric
ultrasonic device, consisting of handpiece/s
and associated inserts intended for:
• Bone cutting, osteotomy, osteoplasty
and drilling in a variety of oral surgical
procedures, including implantology,
periodontal surgery, surgical
orthodontics and surgical endodontics
procedures;
• Scaling applications including:
• Scaling: All general procedures
for removal of supragingival and
interdental calculus & plaque
deposits;
• Periodontology: Periodontal therapy
and debridement for all types of
periodontal diseases, including
periodontal pocket irrigation and
cleaning;
• Endodontics: All treatments for root
canal reaming, irrigation, revision,
lling,gutta-perchacondensation
and retrograde preparation;
• Restorative and Prosthetics: Cavity
preparation, removal of prostheses,
amalgamcondensation,nishingof
crownpreparationsandinlay/onlay
condensation.
WARNING: Riskofexplosion.
The device cannot function in places where
there is an atmosphere saturated with
ammablegases(anaestheticmixtures,
oxygen,etc.).
