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Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform User’s Guide
Activating the LigaSure Instrument
Activating the LigaSure Instrument
1. Fully grasp the target tissue in accordance with the LigaSure instrument’s IFU.
2. Activate the LigaSure instrument either by pressing and holding the activation button
on the instrument or by depressing the foot pedal. During instrument activation, the
LigaSure quadrant of the display illuminates purple and rotates clockwise, and an
activation tone sounds for the duration of energy delivery.
3. When the end tone sounds, release the activation button or foot pedal. In the case of
an alert condition, refer to the following section.
4. Inspect the vessel or tissue prior to cutting by releasing the tissue from between the
instrument jaws.
Alert Situations
A four-pulsed tone will sound when an alert condition occurs, and the LigaSure quadrant
will display an alert message with a list of corrective actions. When an alert condition
occurs, energy delivery is interrupted, but is available immediately after correcting the alert
condition.
Incomplete Seal Cycle - Interrupted
The seal cycle was interrupted before completion. The handswitch or foot pedal was
released before the end tone activated.
If this message appears the user should
1. Release the foot pedal or handswitch button.
2. Open the instrument jaws and inspect for a successful seal.
3. If the seal is incomplete, regrasp the tissue (with the jaws in the same position or
overlapping the first seal, if possible).
4. Reactivate the seal cycle.
