Valleylab ForceTriad, User Manual

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Power Modes
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Overview and General
ForceTriad User’s Guide 1-5
Power Modes
As a safety feature to prevent unexpected power delivery spikes, simultaneous
activation of multiple instruments is not possible on the ForceTriad energy
platform.
Monopolar Modes
The ForceTriad energy platform produces five different modes of power output.
Cut Modes
Pure cut provides a clean, precise cut in any tissue with little or no hemostasis.
Blend cut is a conventional blended waveform that provides slower cutting and
additional hemostasis.
Valleylab Mode
Valleylab mode is a unique combination of hemostasis and dissection and allows
the user to slow down for more hemostasis and speed up for faster dissection.
Thermal spread is equal or superior to Cut or Blend modes.
Coag Modes
Fulgurate coagulates tissue by sparking from the active electrode, through air, to
the patient tissue. Since sparks may spray unpredictably from the electrode during
fulguration, using fulguration for delicate tissue or in confined areas can
complicate surgery. Accidental sparking to adjacent areas can occur as tissue at
the surgical site dries and becomes more resistant to current flow.
Spray delivers wider fulguration; penetration is shallower and the affected tissue
area is larger than with the Fulgurate mode.
Bipolar Modes
Three bipolar modes are available: Low, Standard, and Macrobipolar.
Low delivers precision and fine control over the amount of desiccation.
Standard is a conventional bipolar output at low voltage.
Macro (Macrobipolar) may be used for bipolar cutting or rapid coagulation.
Power remains constant over a wide range of tissue types.
Autobipolar
The autobipolar feature senses tissue impedance between the two bipolar
electrodes, then uses the impedance information to automatically start or stop
bipolar RF energy delivery. Optionally, the user may choose between footswitch
start and auto start, or program a delay between auto start and RF activation.