INSULATION TESTER DIATEG professional Faulty insulation in Diathermy Instruments All over the world, faulty insulation on endoscopic instruments regularly causes accidents which can lead to tissue damage and which can cause temporary or permanent injury to the patient. In the worst case scenario, fatalities may occur. Studies1,2 in hospitals have shown that 18% of the endoscopic instruments used in the hospitals which participated in the trial had damaged insulation. References/Bibliography 1 Casseress YA, Albayrak A, Kijkopraties beeld. Tussenrapportage. 2 Prof. Dr. G. van der Wal, Risico’s minimal invasieve chirurgie onderschat. (Endoscopic Surgery in Focus. Interim Report.) 5th March 2003 NVEC and TU Delft (Risks of Minimally Invasive Surgery Underestimated.) November 2007 Insulation Testing with DIATEG professional In addition to standard safety procedures, a diathermy tester can eliminate any possible doubt regarding the integrity of the insulation layer on electrosurgical instruments. This device detects damage, porosity, hairline cracks, pinholes and gas pockets, which all affect the efficacy of the insulation and can lead to internal burns. Testing of electrosurgical instruments has now become mandatory in the Netherlands. To minimize patient risk and limit the surgeon’s responsibility for defective instruments, this guideline should also be used in all other European countries. Entrhal Medical GmbH Boekholter Weg 1b, D-47638 Straelen E-Mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.entrhal-medical.d

INSULATION TESTER DIATEG professional + the risk + Testing reduces surgery of an accident during + Display withalarm audiovisual + Touchscreen, to operate simple and safe + Testing of mono- and bipolar instruments Discovers the smallest defects in the instrument insulation In almost all Dutch clinics and in a number of British hospitals, central sterilization departments have decided to use the Diathermy Tester. Some of the convincing arguments underlying this decision are listed below: • An accurate, fast and non-destructive testing method for the detection of damage • The device is compact,...