Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision Veritas, Operator'S Manual

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Phaco Power Settings Z370584 Rev. D
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Program Settings
Continuous Phaco Power
Continuous phaco power delivers continuous, uninterrupted phaco power to the handpiece
and requires no pulse rate setting.
Pulse Mode
Pulse Mode delivers phaco in pulses of 1 to 100 ms when the foot pedal is in position 3. You
can set this in a range of 1 to 100 pulses per second (pps). The default setting is 20 pps.
To set the Pulse Mode range:
1. Tap the Pulse Mode button.
2. Tap the pulse setting number. A Settings dialog box opens.
3. Tap the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the pps from 1 to 100.
4. Tap Finished to close the screen.
Short Pulse Phaco Power
Short pulse delivers phaco in pulses of 50 ms when the foot pedal is in position 3. You can set
this in a range of 1 to 14 pulses per second (pps). The actual number of pps is on the button to
the right of the Short Pulse button.
To set the Short Pulse range:
1. Tap the Short Pulse button.
2. Tap on the pulse setting number. A Settings dialog box opens.
3. Tap the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the pps from 1 to 14.
4. Tap Finished to close the screen.
Long Pulse Phaco Power
Long Pulse delivers phaco in pulses of 150 ms when the foot pedal is in position 3. You can
set this in a range of 1 to 6 pulses per second (pps). The actual number of pps is on the button
to the right of the Long Pulse button.
To set the Long Pulse range:
1. Tap the Long Pulse button.
2. Tap the pulse setting number. A Settings dialog box opens.
3. Tap the up or down arrows to increase or decrease the pps from 1 to 6.
4. Tap Finished to close the screen.
Low Power Pulse Phaco Power
Low Power Pulse generates short pulses of ultrasonic power in foot pedal position 3. When
you press the foot pedal, the pulses become longer and eventually blend together to become
continuous phaco power.