Valleylab Force FX-C - Monopolar Coag Controls 2·6

Monopolar Coag Controls
Monopolar Coag Controls
COag display
Coag indicator
When you activate coag, this indicator
illuminates blue and an activation tone sounds.
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COAG
Power buttons
Press Ll to increase the power.
Press V to decrease the power.
Shows the power setting, in
watts, for the selected mode.
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,-, ,-, ,-, [ V] ] Illuminate green when you press
Mode indicators
- - - DOWN the corresponding mode button.
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Desiccate Fulgurate
~B
MED
Desiccate mode button
Select to desiccate the area of tissue
that is in direct contact with the active
electrode.
2-6
Fulgurate mode button
Select to fulgurate an area of tissue with a spray
of sparks.
This unit is equipped with an additional fulgurate
mode which incorporates a lower crest factor
(LCF) than the factory default fulgurate mode.
Details about this additional fulgurate mode,
LCF fulgurate, are provided later in this manual.
This is the default monopolar coag mode.
However, the default coag mode can be changed
to either Desiccate or Spray through the serial
port on the rear panel; contact your institution's
Biomedical Engineering Department.
Spray
[ HIGH I
~button
Select to evenly coagulate a wide area of
tissue with a spray of sparks;
penetration is shallower and tissue area
is larger than in fulgurate mode.
Force FX-CTM Service Manual