W
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rnings and Pr
ecautions for
Patient and Operating Room
Safety
Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform User’s Guide
2-15
Shunt Cords
Shunt Cords
Conductive Fluid In the Surgical Site
Notice
Refer to this system’s service manual for maintenance recommendations, and function and output-
power verification procedures.
Do not spray cleaning fluids directly on the generator as damage to the generator may occur.
The latest version of the
Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform Service Manual
is available at
www.BioMedConnect.com.
Call these numbers to request a hardcopy of the service manual
•
USA and Canada: 1-800-255-8522 Option 2
•
International: 1-303-476-7996
Warning
Some surgical instruments (e.g., colonoscopes) may allow substantial leakage current that could
burn the surgeon. If the instrument manufacturer recommends the use of a shunt cord (s-cord) to
direct the current back to the energy platform, an E0507-B adaptor must also be used. To avoid a
REM alarm, a REM Polyhesive patient return electrode with the E0507-B adaptor must be used.
Warning
When this energy platform is used in monopolar procedures where conductive fluid (including, but
not limited to saline or lactated Ringer’s) is introduced into the surgical site for distention or to
conduct RF current, higher than normal currents (greater than one amp) may be produced. In this
situation, use one or more adult-size return electrode. Do not use return electrodes labeled for
children, infants, babies, neonatal use, or pediatric use.
Use of duty cycles greater than 25% (10 seconds active followed by 30 seconds inactive) will
increase the risk that heat build-up under a return electrode may be high enough to injure the
patient. Do not continuously activate for longer than one minute.
