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ClosureRFG Radiofrequency Generator
Record
- The data stored for one RF treatment, or procedure. A record will have start date
and time, the type of catheter (CLF or RFS), the treatment duration, and the number of
cycles. A record is ‘open’ during a treatment for one or several cycles, and ‘closed’ when
the ClosureRFG radiofrequency generator is power cycled, a different catheter type is
connected, a ‘Reset’ is done, or a ‘Retain’ is not accepted.
Recoverable Error
- An error condition that requires the operator to respond to an error
message and/or make a clinical decision.
Reset (Treatment Timer)
- To zero the accumulated time and cycle count to prepare for
the next RF treatment. This is used only when a new patient site is to be treated with the
same catheter. ‘Reset’ closes a record.
Retain (Treatment Timer)
- To keep adding treatment time and cycles to the current
(open) record. This is used when a catheter is reconnected, and the same site is to be
further treated. ‘Retain’ continues to add cycles and time to an open record.
RF
- Radiofrequency energy.
RF Treatment
- Therapeutic RF delivery; the start-to-finish procedure for treating one site
on a patient. It consists of one to several RF power delivery cycles, the data for which is
stored in one record.
Settings
- Operator-configurable controls in the Generator Setup screen.
Temperature Measurement
- The current temperature at the catheter’s point of RF
delivery.
Temperature Set Point
- The desired or target temperature.
Therapeutic RF
- RF power levels delivered by a catheter that exceed 10 mW average
power. This term is defined to distinguish between high RF power levels used for RF
treatment and low levels used for parameter measurement before treatment.
Unrecoverable Error
- An error condition that stops the ClosureRFG generator and
requires the operator to cycle the ClosureRFG generator’s AC power to continue.