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Tr
oubleshooting
Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform User’s Guide
8-5
Correcting Malfunctions
System does not detect
monopolar instrument.
Firmly insert the monopolar
connector into the appropriate
receptacle on the energy
platform front panel. Ensure
the associated monopolar
quadrant indicates that it has
detected the instrument.
System does not detect bipolar
instrument.
Firmly insert the bipolar
connector into the appropriate
receptacle on the energy
platform front panel. Ensure
the Bipolar quadrant indicates
that it has detected the
instrument.
CHECK LIGASURE
INSTRUMENT
pop-up
screen appears, a four-
pulsed tone sounds, and RF
output is disabled.
Excessive tissue/eschar on
electrode tips or jaws.
Clean electrode tips and jaws
with a wet gauze pad.
Electrodes have come loose
from the instrument jaws.
Electrode pins may have been
compromised or bent during
assembly to the instrument
and may need to be replaced.
Re-insert the electrode into the
instrument jaws making sure
that all the electrode pins are
firmly seated.
Metal or other foreign object is
grasped within jaws.
Avoid grasping objects, such as
staples, clips, or encapsulated
sutures in the jaws of the
instrument.
Tissue grasped within jaws is
too thin.
Open the jaws and confirm
that a sufficient amount of
tissue is inside the jaws. If
necessary, increase the
amount of tissue and repeat
the procedure.
Pooled fluids around
instrument tip.
Minimize or remove excess
fluids.
Situation
Possible Cause
Solution