General Information - ConMed Sabre 2400 Operators & Service Manual

The Sabre 2400 electrosurgical unit has been
designed to provide a broad range of electrosurgi-
cal capabilities in a single unit. This unit fulfills
the needs of the modern operating room by pro-
viding monopolar cutting and coagulation capa-
bilities for the most demanding procedures, and
bipolar coagulation. Features of this unit include:
• ASPEN RETURN MONITOR: the Aspen
Return Monitor (A.R.M.) provides an extra mar-
gin of safety against possible patient burns at the
site of the dispersive electrode. The Resistance
Indicator displays the resistance of the patient
measured between the conductive contacts of the
return electrode. This information can be used by
the operating room staff to note high risk patients
and to indicate a loss of electrode contact with
the patient. It will also detect a return electrode
that is open or shorted. Microprocessor-controlled
circuitry prevents the unit from monopolar activa-
tion when patient resistance is outside the expect-
ed range and when a return cable is defective.
• Isolated Output Circuitry: this feature minimiz-
es the probability of alternate ground site burns.
• Independent Outputs: the operation of one or
two outputs will result in the supply of RF ener-
gy to only the active accessories.
• Circuit Redundancy: this feature, in conjunc-
tion with a fault tolerant design, provides a wide
safety margin against catastrophic failures.

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• Microprocessor Control: this feature provides
the user with a superior degree of safety and con-
trol in solid state electrosurgery. The programmed
intelligence of the microprocessor has been
exploited to provide accurate, therapeutic power,
digital power display, microprocessor aided
calibration, and a comprehensive set of internal
diagnostics which continually guard against the
consequences of an internal failure. Internal fault
isolation simplifies troubleshooting to ensure a
minimum delay in returning the unit to service.
• Standard Coagulation: Monopolar Coagulation
mode. The Sabre 2400 is highly effective in the
most demanding electrosurgical applications,
including underwater coagulation.
• Bipolar: the Sabre 2400 Bipolar Coagulation
mode is optimized for effective, fast, nonsticking
performance.
• Hand Switchable Bipolar Operation.
• Presets: the Sabre 2400 features nine computer
memory locations for commonly used electrosur-
gical settings. Each memory location stores the
operating mode, the power setting, the pad type,
and the sound volume setting. In addition, the
Sabre 2400 stores the last active settings prior to
power down in the "P" memory location. This
feature is useful when the previous Sabre 2400
settings are required.
• Instructions on Top Cover: an abbreviated
instruction set is printed on the top cover of the
Sabre 2400 for quick reference.
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