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Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform User’s Guide
Correcting Malfunctions
REACTIVATE LIGASURE
pop-up screen appears, a
four-pulsed tone sounds,
and RF output is disabled.
The seal cycle was interrupted
before completion.
The handswitch or foot pedal
was released before the end
tone activated.
The jaws were opened 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 Covidien
technical service representative
for assistance.
Situation
Possible Cause
Solution
