Descriptions Of Alert Conditions - Bolder Surgical CoolSeal Generator Instrucciones De Uso

Descriptions of Alert Conditions

When an alert condition occurs:
• An alert tone will sound
• One of the displays on the CoolSeal
• Energy delivery will be interrupted
Energy will be available after the alert condition has been corrected. Refer to the following table to resolve alert conditions:
Alert condition:
Seal Complete
Reactivate / Incomplete Seal
Bolder Surgical
Generator will display blue, amber or red
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Indicated by:
• A three sequential tone alert
• RF energy delivery stops
• Activation display brightens blue for
a half (0.5) second
• A three-pulsed alert tone
• RF energy delivery stops
• Activation display brightens amber
for one (1) second
Causes:
Successful vessel seal.
Seal time exceeds five (5) seconds
OR
User either opened the instrument
jaws or released the activation button,
which causes the seal cycle to be in-
terrupted before seal was completed
OR
Current stays at the maximum
current limit for longer than four
(4) seconds, which indicates an
electrical short between the jaws
has occurred
OR
The instrument has been activated
in open air.
Possible use conditions include:
Grasping thin tissue or activating in
open air.
Grasping too much tissue between
the jaws.
Grasping a metal object.
Activating in excess pooled fluids
around the instrument tip.
Excessive tissue eschar on
electrode tips.
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To Resolve:
None. Normal operation.
1. Release the activation button
2. Press the activation button
to reactivate the seal cycle
without repositioning the
instrument
3. Open the instrument
jaws and inspect for a
successful seal
4. If possible, reposition the
instrument and regrasp tissue
in another location, then reac-
tivate the seal cycle
5. Visually inspect seal before
cutting
Open the jaws and confirm that
a sufficient amount of tissue is
inside the jaws. If necessary,
increase the amount of tissue
and repeat the procedure
Open the jaws and reduce
the amount of tissue which is
grasped, and reactivate the
seal cycle
Avoid grasping objects, such as
staples, clips or encapsulated
sutures in the jaws of the
instrument
1. Minimize or remove
excess fluids
2. Reactivate the seal cycle
without repositioning the
instrument
Use a wet gauze pad to
clean surfaces and edges of
instrument jaws.
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