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Common Generator/Accessory Setups

4-4 Force 2 User’s Guide

Common Generator/Accessory Setups

Microbipolar Output

Monopolar Handswitching Output

Simultaneous Coag

REM indicator

illuminates but does

not affect bipolar

operation.

Bipolar Handswitching or

Footswitching Forceps

Patient Return

Electrode

Handswitching Pencil/Forceps

or Power Control Pencil

Patient Return

Electrode

Handswitching Pencil

Main Page

Foreword2
Introduction3
Conventions Used in this Guide4
Valleylab Service Centers5
Table of Contents6
Section 1. Patient and Operating Room Safety9
Fire Hazard with Oxygen Circuit Connections11
Electrosurgical Smoke11
Inadvertent Radio Frequency (RF) Burns11
Ensure Proper Connections12
Active Accessories12
Servicing12
Before Surgery13
Active Accessories13
Patient Return Electrodes13
Generator14
During Surgery15
Contact with Metal Objects15
Generator Power Settings15
Forceps15
Suction Coagulators15
Active Accessories16
Patient Return Electrodes17
Laparoscopic Procedures17
After Surgery18
Section 2. Installation19
Inspect the Generator19
Responsibility of the Manufacturer19
Preparing the Generator for Use20
Power Requirements20
Check the Power Connector20
Ensure Proper Grounding21
Routine Maintenance21
Cleaning Instructions21
Section 3. Description of Controls, Indicators, and Receptacles23
Controls25
Indicators26
Alarms27
Receptacles27
Rear Panel Functions28
Section 4. Instructions for Use29
Setting up the Force 2 Generator for Surgery29
Common Generator/Accessory Setups32
During Surgery34
Monopolar Electrosurgery34
Microbipolar Electrosurgery34
Recommendations During Surgery34
Typical Power Settings35
Low Power Settings36
Low Voltage Coag36
Changing Power Settings37
Activating Accessories38
Section 5. Operating Room Troubleshooting39
REM Alarm (Two Tones)39
Conventional (Single-Section) Patient Return Electrode39
REM (Dual-Section) Patient Return Electrode39
No Output42
Monitor Interference42
Continuous Interference42
Interference Only When Generator Is Activated42
Neuromuscular Stimulation43
Pacemaker Interference43
Section 6. the REM Contact Quality Monitoring System45
Adaptive REM Monitoring46
Appendix A. Technical Specifications47
Standard Conditions of Measurement47
Operating Parameters47
Storage and Shipping47
Output Waveform48
PCH Generator Output Characteristics48
Output Configuration48
Input Power Source49
Force 2-2 PCH Generator50
Force 2-8 PCH Generator50

Valleylab Force 2 - Common Generator;Accessory Setups

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