
NEUROTHERM RADIO FREQUENCY LESION GENERATOR
3-3
MODEL NT1100
®
OPERATORS MANUAL
Document 109.00
10September2012 Issue 06
Features
(a)
Hardware and Software lockout if voltage / current
control not initially set to zero
(b)
Warning on screen if stimulation control is not
initially at zero.
(c)
Flashing LED on front panel indicates machine is
delivering stimulation pulses
(d)
Stimulation Test Socket is provided on front of
machine to interface with the standard stimulation
test kit.
(e)
Various screen displays for displaying amplitude of
each stimulation procedure.
L
ESION MODE
RF Waveform
480 KHz ± 5% Sinusoidal
Power Output
Continuously variable. Maximum power output 30 watts
± 5% into 200 ohms. Power is displayed in certain
Lesion Modes.
Voltage Display on screen
0-99RF volts (RMS)
Current Display on screen
0-999RF milliamps (RMS)
Self Test
150 ohm dummy load resistor built into machine
Lamp Indicator
LED flashes when Lesion Power is being delivered
Temperature Range
Selectable 50 – 90° C for Thermal Lesion (Default 80
°
C)
Selectable in 5°C steps in initial screen set ups
Selectable in 1°C steps when in Lesion Mode using
Temp up and Temp down’ buttons. In Cordotomy Mode
the Temperature limit can be set to
95ºC
(
this is only
for Cordotomy)
Time
Selectable 0:30 to 10:00 mins (Default 1:00 minute)
Selectable in 30 seconds steps in initial screen set ups
Selectable in 1 second steps when in Lesion Mode
using ‘Time up and Time Down’ buttons
Special Temperature Profiles A series of fixed temperature/time profiles are
programmed into the generator: P1, P2, P3. The user
can also program 3 custom profiles with the following
characteristics: Start Temperature 50-60
°
C (Default
50
°
C)
Step Time 00:01 to 3:00 Mins (Default 2 Mins)
Step Rise 1
°
C , 5
°
C or 10ºC (Default 5
°
C)
Final Temperature 65
°
- 90
°
C (Default 65
°
C)Final
Dwell Time 1:00 – 10:00 Minutes (Default 4.00 mins)
Lesion Start
Lesion starts as soon as temperature is within 5° of
desired temperature