Tissue Temperature Monitor / Needle Care

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CARE AND USE OF THERMOCOUPLE NEEDLES

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO DETACH THE NEEDLE, NEEDLE
CANNULA, OR ANY WIRES FROM EITHER END OF THE ENTIRE THERMOCOUPLE
ASSEMBLY.

We have available two different styles of thermocouple needles.
The difference between them lies only in the method of sterilization
used and the thermocouple needle wiring is color-coded for that
purpose.

If your needles have blue and red wire, they are NON-AUTOCLAVABLE
and should be sterilized by any acceptable bactericidal agent
(cold sterilization) or with gas sterilization (ethylene oxide).

If your needles have brown wire, they may be AUTOCLAVED with no
problem.

Only the last millimeter of the needle cannula is where the
actual temperature recording takes place. Therefore, the needles
themselves should be inserted through at least 1/2 inch of tissue
from where the point of recording is desired. This will eliminate
the possibility of conduction error travelling down the needle
cannula to the tip.

Should the needle points become burred, they may be sharpened
carefully at the tip only. The sharpening cannot be carried back
beyond the bevel of the needle.

Should a needle cannula become bent and the monitor still indicates
the needle is functioning, do not attempt to straighten the needle.
Utilize it as a bent thermocouple needle.

With reasonable care, there is no limit to the number of temperature
recordings that may be made with these thermocouple needles.

The TISSUE TEMPERATURE MONITOR requires no batteries or maintenance.
It is powered entirely by current flow initiated by temperature
change.