Setting Treatment Values 73
UltraPulse
0637-129-01, Revision G
Timed Exposure and Repeat Delay in SurgiTouch+
In SurgiTouch+, exposure time is adjustable only when the laser is in Non-
scan mode. When the laser is in Scan mode, timed exposure is on but is not
adjustable - it is determined by the scan settings.
Procedures requiring extremely brief treatment durations are difficult to
control with a footswitch. Timed exposure allows a level of precision that is
unavailable with the footswitch alone.
With timed exposure off (in Non-scan mode), treatment duration is
controlled entirely by depressing and releasing the footswitch; treatment
duration is continuous until the footswitch is released.
With timed exposure on (in Non-scan mode), treatment energy is delivered
only for a specified duration, after which treatment stops. Treatment also stops
if the footswitch is released before the specified duration is complete. To
deliver additional timed exposures, you must release the footswitch and
depress it again.
Repeat delay allows you to repeatedly deliver timed exposures to the target
tissue, with a set interval between each exposure. For example, if repeat delay
is set to 1.5 s, the laser delivers treatment, delays 1.5 seconds, delivers
treatment again, delays again, and so on, until the footswitch is released.
Repeat delay is available only when timed exposure is turned on. Combined,
the repeat delay and timed exposure functions allow you to control the pace at
which you operate.
When Repeat delay is set to 0 in Scan mode, the duration of the treatment is
controlled entirely by the footswitch.