Covidien Force FX-C, User Manual

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Preparing for Monopolar Surgery
Befor
e Surgery
Force FX Electrosurgical Generator C User’s Guide 4-11
Selecting Cut and Coag Modes
1. (Optional) To display the previous settings, press the Recall button.
2. To select a cut mode , press the Low, Pure, or Blend button. The corresponding
indicator illuminates green.
3. To increase the power for the cut mode you selected, press the yellow up arrow (
Δ
)
button. To decrease the power, press the yellow down arrow (
∇
) button. The
maximum power setting for Low and Pure is 300 watts. The maximum power setting
for Blend is 200 watts.
4. To select a coag mode , press the Low (Desiccate), Med (Fulgurate), or High (Spray)
button. The corresponding indicator illuminates green.
To select the LCF fulgurate mode, press the Med button and hold for two seconds. A
tone sounds and an “L” appears on the left side of the Coag display. To return to the
standard fulgurate mode, press the Med button and hold for two seconds. A tone
sounds and the “L” disappears from the left side of the Coag display.
5. To increase the power for the selected coag mode, press the blue up arrow (
Δ
)
button. To decrease the power, press the blue down arrow (
∇
) button. The
maximum power setting for each coag mode is 120 watts.
In the LCF fulgurate mode, an “L” appears on the left side of the Coag display. When
the LCF fulgurate power is set above 95 watts, the power setting display alternates
between showing the power setting (for example, 110 watts) and “L--”.
Simultaneous Coag
Connect two monopolar instruments for simultaneous coag. Each receives a percentage
of the overall power setting. The amount of power provided to each instrument depends
on the tissue resistance sensed by the generator at each surgical site. Generally, the site
with lower resistance receives proportionately more power. The combined total output
power does not exceed the overall power setting for the coag mode selected.
Caution
Set power levels to the lowest setting before testing an accessory.