Control Panel
Console Components
CUSA Excel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System User’s Guide 3-7
Status Indicators
To change from Standby to Run, or from Run to Standby, press the Status
button.
Run: A green LED illuminates to show when the system is in Run status.
Standby: An amber LED illuminates to show when the system is in Standby
status.
Wait/Cooling Water: The Wait light flashes and the Cooling Water indicator
illuminates in the following circumstances:
• Immediately after turning on ( | ) the System Power Switch, the
system automatically fills the handpiece with cooling water.
• Immediately after turning off ( ) the System Power Switch, the
system automatically drains handpiece cooling water.
While the Wait/Cooling Water indicators remain lit, you cannot use other
control panel features or the footswitch.
Setpoint Adjustment Buttons
Marked with Up/Down arrows, these buttons allow you to adjust the
setpoint values:
Aspiration (Suction): 10 increments; linear scale of 10 to 100%; default value is
100%.
Irrigation: 10 increments; linear scale of 1 to 10 cc/min; default value is
3cc/min.
Amplitude: 10 increments; linear scale of 10 to 100%; default value is 10%.
TISSUE Select: 5 increments from Std (standard operation) to ++++.
TISSUE Select
™ interrupts continuous vibration for specified times:
*1 ms = 1 millisecond = 1 one-thousandth of a second
Push a button once for a single change in setpoint value. Holding down
the button changes a setpoint value by only one setting (you get no
additional setpoint value changes by holding down the button).
Setting On-Time Off-Time
Std continuous 0 ms*
+ 40 ms 10 ms
++ 30 ms 10 ms
+++ 20 ms 10 ms
++++ 10 ms 10 ms