Setting Up the Generator
5-10 Force FX Electrosurgical Generator C Service Manual
Using Two Generators Simultaneously
Two generators (and two patient return electrodes) may be used simultaneously on the
same patient, provided the generators are the same type (both are isolated or both are
ground referenced).
However, the two generators are not synchronized. One return electrode frequently
acquires a high positive voltage while the other acquires an opposite negative voltage.
When this occurs, the potential voltage difference between them may cause the current
to flow from one patient return electrode to the other. The current causes no harm if it
produces no sparks or high current densities on the patient.
Place each patient return electrode as close as possible to the site of the surgery to be
performed by the generator to which it is connected. Ensure that the two patient return
electrodes do not touch.
Caution
Do not stack equipment on top of the generator or place the generator on top of electrical
equipment (except a Valleylab Argon Gas Deliver Unit II or a CUSA EXcel unit). These
configurations are unstable and/or do not allow adequate cooling.
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