Ethicon MEGADYNE Quick Start Manual

MEGADYNE™ Electrosurgical Generator
Quick Start Guide
Power up/down buttons
In all coagulation modes and in PURE and BLEND cut modes,
arrows adjust power in 1-watt increments up to 40 watts and in
increments of 5 watts thereafter. In the GEM cut mode, arrows
switch mode from GEM High (H) to GEM Low (L). In bipolar modes,
arrows adjust power in 1-watt increments up to 80 watts.
Recall button
Push after startup to recall last
mode and power setting used.
During use, toggle between
modes to maintain the last
power setting used.
Patient return electrode
alarm
Lights green when patient return
electrode is connected and CQM
circuit is complete. Lights red,
accompanied by an audible alarm,
Patient return electrode
when circuit is broken or electrode
receptacle
is disconnected.
Accepts both single plate and
split plate return electrodes.
Ethicon recommends the use of
a MEGADYNE™ MEGA SOFT™
Reusable Patient Return Electrode.
Monopolar receptacles
Accept two handswitching accessories or
one footswitching and one handswitching
accessory. Press "CUT" or "COAG" button
on pencil or foot pedal to activate attached
instrument.*
*Bipolar and monopolar accessories may not be activated simultaneously. Only one monopolar accessory can be activated at a time.
Bipolar current meter
Provides a visual indication of current flow.
As tissue becomes desiccated and dries,
current flow is diminished, as illustrated by
light bars on current monitor.
Bipolar receptacle
Accepts a footswitching (2-pin)
or handswitching (3-pin) accessory.
Press footswitch or close tips of bipolar
forceps (when using auto bipolar) to
activate attached instrument.*
Auto bipolar button
Activates AUTO bipolar mode,
removing the need for a
footswitch. Press to select
a 1-second delay (LONG),
0.5-second delay (SHORT)
or no delay (ON) prior to the
onset of energy delivery.
Bipolar current meter
tone button
Press to activate or deactivate
bipolar current meter tone.
During use, starts off as a rapid
tone then reduces to a slower,
metered tone as current flow
is diminished.
On/Off power switch
Press to turn on generator.
Switch will illuminate
green. Once startup and
self-diagnostic check are
complete, dashed lines appear
in power setting windows.