Covidien Force FX, Service Manual

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x Force FX Electrosurgical Generator C Service Manual
Connections for Bipolar or Macrobipolar Surgery. . . . . . . . 5-4
Setting the Bipolar Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Connections for Monopolar Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Selecting Cut and Coag Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Simultaneous Coag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Using Two Generators Simultaneously. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Connecting the CUSA Handpiece with CEM Nosecone . . . 5-11
Setting the Output Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Simultaneous Coag with a CUSA System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Changing the Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Changing the Power Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Activating the Surgical Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Periodic Safety Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Recommended Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Inspecting the Generator and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Inspecting the Internal Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Testing the Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Verifying REM Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Confirming Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Checking the Bipolar Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Checking Output for the Monopolar Cut Modes . . . . . . . 5-20
Checking Output for the Monopolar Coag Modes . . . . . . 5-22
Checking Low Frequency Leakage Current and Ground Resis-
tance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Checking High Frequency Leakage Current . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Calibrating the Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Preparing for Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Entering Calibration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Exiting Calibration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Verifying the Generator Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Adjusting the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Adjusting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Checking and Adjusting the REM Oscillator Frequency and Im-
pedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Checking and Adjusting the Current Sense Gain. . . . . . . . 5-31
Checking and Adjusting the Voltage Sense Gain . . . . . . . 5-33
Checking and Adjusting the Reactance Gain . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Checking and Adjusting the ECON Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Using the RS-232 Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Establish the Communications Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42