I recently had a surgeon complain that the metalic portion of the scalpel is burning holes in the drapes when set down between incisions with the machine inactive. The unit is an Aaron 1250, she is using a monopolar scalpel with the Cut mode @ 25 watts and making 2-3 second incisions, she claims that the machine is working perfectly fine. Naturally, one would think that the metallic portion of the scalpel would get hot duing operation, and I know that it is incorrect practice on her part to rest the scalpel on the drapes. Has anyone else experienced this type of heatup under these light duty circumstances?
Thanks,
Nick
