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Problems with a Bipolar Stepped Needle Electrode from Richard Wolf

Product group Medical electronics / Electromedical devices
Reference 02722/05

The manufacturer Richard Wolf GmbH notified customers of the Bipolar Stepped Needle Electrode Type 8765.614 of a possible insulation changing during autoclaving. The insulation tube can distally withdraw some millimeters. As a result, the free electrode length increases which may an uncontrolled release of energy into neighboring tissue.

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