Valleylab ForceTriad, User Manual

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Correcting Malfunctions
T
roubleshooting
ForceTriad User’s Guide 7-5
CHECK INSTRUMENT screen
appears, a six-pulsed tone
sounds, and RF output is disabled
Excessive tissue/eschar on electrode
tips or jaws Clean electrode tips and jaws with a
wet gauze pad.
Electrodes have come loose from the
instrument jaws
Electrode pins may have been
compromised or bent during
assembly to the instrument and may
need to be replaced
Re-insert the electrode into the
instrument jaws making sure that all
the electrode pins are firmly seated.
Metal or other foreign object is
grasped within jaws Avoid grasping objects, such as
staples, clips, or encapsulated sutures
in the jaws of the instrument.
Tissue grasped within jaws is too thin Open the jaws and confirm that a
sufficient amount of tissue is inside
the jaws. If necessary, increase the
amount of tissue and repeat the
procedure.
Pooled fluids around instrument tip Minimize or remove excess fluids.
REACTIVATE screen appears, a
four-pulsed tone sounds, and RF
output is disabled
The seal cycle was interrupted before
completion. The handswitch or
footswitch was released before the
end tone activated.
Additional time and energy are
needed to complete the fusion cycle
Reactivate the seal cycle without
removing or repositioning the
instrument.
Continuous monitor interference Malfunctioning monitor Replace the monitor.
Faulty chassis-to-ground connections Check and correct the chassis ground
connections for the monitor and for
the energy platform.
Check other electrical equipment in
the room for defective grounds.
Electrical equipment is grounded to
different objects rather than a
common ground. The energy platform
may respond to the resulting voltage
differences between grounded
objects. Plug all electrical equipment into line
power at the same location. Contact
your biomedical engineering
department or a Valleylab technical
service representative for assistance.
Situation Possible Cause Solution