User Troubleshooting
10-12 CUSA EXcel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System Service Manual
Little or no vibration or fragmentation
(Amplitude LEDs may illuminate well
below setpoint)—continued
Damaged or cracked tip 1. Press the Status button to place the
system in Standby mode.
2. Press the Test button to test the
handpiece and tip.
3. If the Vibration alert activates, do one
of the following:
If tip assembled in a nonsterile area:
a. Remove the handpiece from the
sterile field.
b. Use the tip torquing base and
wrench to replace the tip.
c. Test the tip.
d. Sterilize the handpiece.
If sterile tip assembled to handpiece on
the sterile field:
a. Use the sterilizable torque base
and a disposable sterile wrench to
replace the tip. (Refer to the
Supplement, Assembling or
Changing Tips on the Sterile
Field, in the CUSA EXcel
Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator
System User’s Guide.)
b. Test the tip.
Damaged handpiece 1. Connect a new handpiece to the
CUSA EXcel console and test it.
2. If the new handpiece corrects the
problem,
• Verify that the previous handpiece is
correctly assembled, and
• If it was correctly assembled, send it
to Integra for repair.
If the problem persists after you replace
the handpiece, call Integra for assistance.
Suction tube won’t assemble correctly
to handpiece nosecone
Nosecone not assembled to handpiece
correctly
Align the dot on the nosecone with the dot
on the handpiece.
Transducer is twisted inside handpiece
housing
Replace the handpiece.
Condition Causes Recommended Action