Alert
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CUSA Excel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System User's Guide
Alerts
All alerts are red. When lit, the alerts indicate the following:
Alert:
An alert condition exists.
Vibration:
The handpiece is not working properly.
Footswitch:
Connector not plugged into its receptacle on the console rear
panel.
Handpiece:
Connector not plugged into its receptacle on the console.
Cooling Water:
Cooling water problem in the system.
Lap Mode, Prime, Test, and Status Buttons
To activate Lap Mode, Prime, or Status, press the button once; to
deactivate the function, press the button again. To activate Test, press the
button once; it automatically deactivates when the test is complete.
Lap Mode:
Selects the Laparoscopic mode of operation – the system
provides no suction to the handpiece until you activate the Vibration
pedal.
When you activate the Lap Mode, the system turns on the Lap Mode
indicator light.
Prime:
Automatically increases irrigation rate to 25 to 30 cc/min to pump
irrigation fluid to the tip. A timer turns Prime off after approximately one
minute.
Test:
Verifies the handpiece is working properly by automatically
increasing tip amplitude to 100%, then decreasing it to 0% – all within
4 seconds.
Status:
Toggles the status between Standby and Run.
Displays
Green light emitting diodes (LEDs) show user adjusted setpoints for
Aspiration, Irrigation, and Amplitude:
• Not Activated: One LED illuminates to show the setpoint value
• Activated: All LEDs up to and including the setpoint value light up.
For TISSUE Select, "Std" (standard) is the first setpoint value; "++++" is
the highest setpoint value.
Control Panel
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