Valleylab ForceTriad, User Manual

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4-10 ForceTriad User’s Guide
Using a Valleylab Mode Instrument
1. Select the desired power zone by touching the corresponding bar on the
Valleylab tab touchscreen. The bar that was touched, along with all the bars
below it, will illuminate gold and a brief double tone will sound. Power output
is displayed in watts. The power zone cannot be changed during instrument
activation.
2.
Activate power output by pressing the desired button on the instrument.
• Activate the cut mode by pressing the yellow button on the electrosurgical
instrument. The cut display will illuminate yellow and a tone will sound
for the duration of the activation.
• Activate the Valleylab mode by pressing the clear button on the
electrosurgical instrument. The Valleylab display will illuminate white
and a tone will sound for the duration of the activation.
• Activate the coag mode by pressing the blue button on the electrosurgical
instrument. The coag display will illuminate blue and a tone will sound for
the duration of the activation.
3.
Change power output within the selected zone by adjusting the slider position
on the electrosurgical instrument. A double tone will sound when slider
position is changed. Slider position can not be changed while RF energy is
being delivered.
Cut Mode Disable
As a safety feature, power output can be disabled in the cut mode.
1. Disable the cut mode by pressing the yellow cut output mode display box. A
‘--’ will replace the numeric digits in the cut box.
2. Re-enable the cut mode by pressing the yellow cut output mode display box.
The cut box will display the power setting of the current instrument slider
position. The cut mode is also re-enabled when the energy platform is
restarted.
Warning
The slider switch increases and decreases power output. Verify slider position
prior to activation.