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Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform User’s Guide
4-9
Return Electrodes – REM Contact Quality Monitoring System
1. Select a well vascularized, convex area in close proximity to the surgical site for
electrode application. Avoid scar tissue, bony prominences, excessive adipose tissue,
and areas where fluid may pool.
2. The patient return electrode site should be free of excessive hair. Remove hair from the
selected application site in accordance with the policies and procedures of your facility.
3. Clean and dry the application site as needed. The application site must be free of oils,
lotions, and other topically applied products to ensure secure contact between the
patient’s skin and the return electrode.
4. Remove the return electrode from its pouch.
5. Remove the liner from the electrode and apply it to the patient.
6. Turn on the generator and allow it to complete the self test.
7. Insert the return-electrode connector into the REM patient return electrode receptacle
on the front panel. See page 4-2 for the receptacle location.
Do not cut a patient return electrode to reduce its size. Patient burns due to high-current density
may result.
Warning