Chapter 5 Operation
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ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT PSD-30
5.2
Selection of cut mode
Pressing the cut mode selector on the front panel, selects the appropriate cut
mode (“PURE”, “BLEND1” or “BLEND2”) for the type of surgery to be performed
and the accessories to be used. Figure 5.1 shows the display with the pure
mode selected.
Figure 5.1
The “PURE”, “BLEND1” and “BLEND2” modes have the following
characteristics:
• Output is disabled until both cut and coagulation modes are
selected.
• The cut mode selecting cannot be changed while output is
activated.
PURE:
Cut wave-form containing virtually no hemostatic elements.
BLEND1: Cut wave-form containing some hemostatic elements.
BLEND2: Cut wave-form containing more hemostatic elements than
BLEND1.