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Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform User’s Guide
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Auto Bipolar Function
Bipolar
Enable/Disable Auto Bipolar
1. Access Bipolar settings by touching the settings button in the Bipolar quadrant. The
Bipolar settings appear with the default Auto Bipolar setting OFF
2. Touch the AUTO
ON/OFF
switch.
3. A confirmation screen appears over the Bipolar quadrant. Touch
Yes
to enable, or
No
to reject.
When confirmed, the Bipolar settings reappear with Auto Bipolar set to ON.
4. Set the Auto Bipolar activation delay and touch
OK
. The Bipolar quadrant shows the
Auto Bipolar symbol and the delay time (if greater than 0 seconds) to indicate that
Auto Bipolar is ON.
Auto Bipolar Activation Impedance
The impedance of the tissue grasped by the bipolar device must be within a factory-set
range of up to 2200 Ω to activate. If impedance during activation increases to greater than
4000 Ω, RF energy will deactivate. The activation impedance range is a safety feature that
prevents power delivery if the grasped tissue is not within the anticipated range.
Tissues such as scar tissue, moles, and others with low blood flow are likely to have
impedance greater than 2200 Ω. While grasping high-impedance tissue, the Valleylab
FT10 will not activate regardless of customer-set preferences.
Important
When Auto Bipolar is turned ON, the ammeter setting option disappears. If the ammeter was ON
before, it will automatically be turned OFF.