Preparing for Ultrasonic Electrosurgery
Before Surgery
Force FX Electrosurgical Generator C User’s Guide 4-15
Setting the Output Power
When you use the CUSA handpiece with CEM nosecone for ultrasonic electrosurgery,
only Low cut or Desiccate coag are available when you activate the handpiece.
To verify or change the Low cut power setting:
To increase the power, press the yellow up arrow (
Δ ) button. To decrease the power,
press the yellow down arrow (
∇ ) button. The maximum cut power is 100 watts.
To verify or change the Desiccate coag power setting:
To increase the power, press the blue up arrow (
Δ ) button. To decrease the power, press
the blue down arrow (
∇ ) button. The maximum coag power is 70 watts.
Simultaneous Coag
To use a CUSA handpiece with CEM nosecone for simultaneous coag, connect the
handpiece to the Monopolar 1/CEM Instrument receptacle. Then connect a monopolar
instrument to the Monopolar 2 Instrument receptacle. During simultaneous coag, only
Desiccate coag is available; the maximum power is limited to 70 watts.
Refer to Preparing for Monopolar Surgery on page 4-7 for more information.
Caution
Set power levels to the lowest setting before testing an accessory.
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