SECTION 4 GENERAL INFORMATION
Gyrus ACMI PlasmaKinetic SuperPulse Generator
USER MANUAL
Part Number: 144012-MB
Page 4-6
Activation Status
Activate
- When the generator is activated, the power display of the selected output flashes
and an audible tone sounds. If neither occurs, then there is a malfunction.
Activate Tones and Impedance Indicator Volume Adjustment
Volume Adjustment
- The activation tone volume can be adjusted between minimum and
maximum using the up control of the desiccate (blue) power control. Depress and release
the Mode / Menu button until the symbol
“SELECT VOLUME”
appears (Fig 4.6 Screen for
Alarm volume selection). Press and release the Mode / Menu button once more to accept
the setting.
Fig 4.6 Screen for Alarm volume selection
System Failure Displays
Non-critical (Soft) Faults
Shorting
For jawed or grasping Gyrus ACMI PK instruments, if an instrument short occurs an
oscillating audible alert is sounded and the display shows the symbol “Regrasp”. The
surgeon should release the instrument jaw and reposition the tissue.
Fig 4.7 Screen for the selected PK electrode shorted
For non-grasping Gyrus ACMI PK instruments, if a Generator “Power Limit” message
persists it is indicative of two or more poles of the electrode tip being bridged by a short.
This could be caused by contact with other metallic instruments present in the surgical field,
or possibly even a build-up of eschar between poles at the electrode tip. If the condition
does not resolve itself, the generator after a few seconds, interrupts RF activation with the
Select volume
1
10
T2
VP2
40
Regrasp
30
SECTION 4
GENERAL INFORMATION
Содержание PlasmaKinetic SuperPulse
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