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FT10 SERIES Monopolar 2 Monopolar 1

ENERGY PLATFORM LigaSure

Bipolar

QUICK REFERENCE Warning: Risk of Fire.

Replace Fuse as Marked
250V, 10.0A (100-127Vac)

GUIDE
250V, 6.3A (220-240Vac)

Monopolar Monopolar
2 1

Avertissement: Risque du feu.

FT10 Remplacez les fusibles
comme marqués.
250V, 10.0A (100-127Vac)
250V, 6.3A (220-240Vac)

Interlink cable receptacles Foot-pedal receptacles Power cord

On/Off button Service/Settings REM indicator REM Patient Return for EKG blanking and (correspond to front-panel receptacle
button Electrode receptacle smoke-evacuation control instrument receptacles)

TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY MONOPOLAR SETUP BIPOLAR SETUP

BIPOLAR power – Select up or down arrows

Black & Gray – System is on and no
instruments are attached. Settings can be
preset prior to attaching an instrument to set
up for upcoming procedures.
REM PAD error – Attach a required patient
return electrode with REM (Return Electrode
Monitoring) to the generator and patient. The
error is removed.
to increase or decrease power settings.
CUT & COAG – The two available
monopolar modes. Select up or down
arrows to increase or decrease power
settings.

LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH options – Select the

Color on controls – Color added to each
quadrant when instrument is attached. Mode
and output selections have been entered.
pop-up menus at the bottom of the quadrant to
view/select mode options. The user has set to
CUT & COAG modes – Select the pop-up Pure CUT power setting – Increased BIPOLAR HIGH at 45 W.
menus at the bottom of the quadrant to to 10 W using the up arrow.
view/select mode options. CUT options are
PURE or BLEND; COAG options are SOFT,
FULGURATE & SPRAY.
BIPOLAR RANGES

95
45 - 95
Watts

40
16 - 40
15
AUTO BIPOLAR – Bipolar energy is Setting displayed – The autobipolar time delay is
1 - 15 delivered when the electrode comes in indicated on the right side of the Bipolar screen.
1 contact with tissue and stops when contact
LOW MED HIGH ends. Select the gear icon to set AUTO
BIPOLAR options.
SETTING LIGASURE™
Mode Power-Setting Optimized
Label Range Instrumentation

LOW 1 - 15 Watts ■■ Small surface area instruments

■■ Micro-tip forceps (0.4 - 2.2 mm)
MEDIUM 16 - 40 Watts ■■ Medium surface area instruments
■■ Micro-tip forceps (1.0 - 2.2 mm)
■■ Small paddle lap forceps
■■ Bipolar scissors
Turn on AUTO BIPOLAR – Select YES on
No LigaSure™ device attached – A gray
HIGH 45 - 95 Watts ■■ Large surface area instruments AUTO ON/OFF toggle switch to enable AUTO
LigaSure™ wheel indicates a device is not
(5W increments) ■■ Large paddle lap forceps BIPOLAR energy delivery.
plugged in.

Default power setting – This screen indicates Time Delay – Adjust the time delayed between LigaSure™ device attached – When a
BIPOLAR HIGH mode has been selected. The contact with tissue and energy activation. Use device is plugged into the energy platform
power defaults to the lowest setting for the the up and down arrows to select the delay and recognized, the wheel color changes to
selected mode when increasing power mode time. purple. Activation is indicated with a sustained
level. When decreasing power mode (HIGH to tone and the wheel rotates clockwise. Two
LOW) power defaults to maximum mode setting. tones indicate a completed seal.

IMPORTANT: Please refer to the package insert for complete instructions, contraindications, warnings and precautions.

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