PREPARING FOR BIPOLAR SURGERY
1. Connect a Bipolar cable to the Bipolar receptacle on the front of the unit.
2. Connect a forceps instrument to the bipolar cable.
3. Connect the bipolar footswitch to the bipolar footswitch connecting socket located on the rear of the unit.
To activate the Bipolar mode, depress the pedal on the bipolar footswitch.
MEMORY PRESETS AND FACTORY SETTINGS
Memory
The Memory feature allows the O.P.E.S. Electrosurgical Unit (unit) to display the last selected Preset when the generator is turned
on. When activated by the handpiece or footswitch, the unit will operate in that particular mode and power setting.
The small red blinking dot in the lower right hand corner of the Preset display lets the user know that the Preset values have been
adjusted.
All
new settings must be saved
as a Preset to be available at startup or as a Preset selection (0 through 9) when using the unit.
Memory Function Overview
• The unit powers up with the last selected preset (0-9).
• Mode (Cut and Coag) membrane switches are disabled during activation.
• Blend amount control buttons are disabled during activation.
• Recall and Set membrane switches are disabled during activation.
• During activation, the activated mode can be adjusted up and or down a maximum of four steps. Refer to the following table
for power increments.
• While operating the unit outside of a user-defined preset (small red dot will be blinking in lower right corner of the Preset
display as an indicator), the unit temporarily stores the power setting for the activated mode (Cut, Coag, or Bipolar).
This temporary power setting is available until either the unit is reset, a preset is selected , or the power setting for the mode in
use is adjusted and the unit is again activated.
• Presets only store one Cut mode (Cut I or Cut II, or Blend) and power setting, one Blend level (if applicable), one Coag mode
(Pinpoint or Spray) and power setting, and Bipolar power setting. When storing, only the information displayed in the display
windows will be saved to the unit’s memory.
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POWER SETTINGS
INCREMENTS
FOR INSTANCE...
1-50 Watts
1 Watts
The unit is activated using the same preset values as described in
Example 1 of this section.
While activated, the Cut 1 power output of 30 watts can be
adjusted 4 steps down to 26 watts or 4 steps up to 34 watts. The
Pinpoint and Bipolar can be adjusted to display a different setting
but can not be saved during activation.
50-100 Watts
2 Watts
100-200 Watts
5 Watts
200-300 Watts
10 Watts