Covidien Valleylab FT Series User manual

User’s Guide
ValleylabTM FT10
FT Series Energy Platform
For use with software version 1.1x
Part Number: PT00016328

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Preface
Preface
This guide and the equipment it describes are for use only by qualified medical
professionals trained in the particular technique and surgical procedure to be performed.
It is intended as a guide for using the Covidien Valleylab FT10 FT Series Energy Platform
only. Additional technical information, such as circuit diagrams, component part lists,
descriptions, calibration instructions, component-replacement instructions, and software-
update instructions, is available in the Valleylab FT10 FT Series Energy Platform Service
Manual.
The latest version of the FT10 service manual is available at www.BioMedConnect.com.
Call these numbers to request a hardcopy of the service manual
• USA and Canada: 1-800-255-8522 Option 2
• International: 1-303-476-7996
Equipment covered in this manual
Valleylab FT10 FT Series Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) with software version 1.1x

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Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty
Covidien warrants the covered product listed below to be free from defects in material and
workmanship for normal use and service for the period(s) set forth below. Covidien’s
obligation under this warranty is limited to the repair or replacement, at its sole option, of
any product, or part thereof, which has been returned to it (or its authorized distributor)
within the applicable time period shown below after delivery of the product to the original
purchaser, and which examination discloses, to Covidien’s satisfaction, that the product is
defective. This limited warranty does not apply to any product, or part thereof, which has
been repaired or altered in a way so as, in Covidien’s judgment, to affect its stability or
reliability, or which has been subjected to misuse, neglect, or accident.
The warranty period for this Covidien product is as follows:
Notwithstanding any other provision herein or in any other document or communication,
Covidien’s liability with respect to this limited warranty and the products sold hereunder
shall be limited to the aggregate purchase price for the products sold to the customer. This
limited warranty is non-transferable and runs only to the original purchaser of the covered
product(s). There are no warranties which extend beyond the terms hereof. Covidien
disclaims any liability hereunder or elsewhere in connection with the sale of products and
for any form of indirect, tort, or consequential damages.
This limited warranty and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be construed under
and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, USA. The sole forum for resolving
disputes arising under or relating in any way to this limited warranty is the District Court
of the County of Boulder, State of Colorado, USA.
Covidien reserves the right to make changes in covered products built or sold by it at any
time without incurring any obligation to make the same or similar changes to equipment
previously built or sold by it.
THE OBLIGATION TO REPAIR OR REPLACE A DEFECTIVE OR NONPERFORMING PRODUCT
IS THE SOLE REMEDY OF THE CUSTOMER UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, COVIDIEN DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, WITH RESPECT TO
PRODUCTS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Valleylab™ FT10 FT Series Energy Platform One year from date of shipping

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Software License
Software License
Customer hereby acknowledges that Covidien LP and or its affiliates (collectively called
“COVIDIEN” herein) owns the entire right, title, and interest in and to the Software, as
mat be installed in the Products or Equipment addressed herein or provided separately
(“Software”) (including all of the computer code, source and object, comprising the
Software and all components and elements thereof), and all associated manuals,
drawings, technical information and Documentation (collectively, the “Documentation”),
including, without limitation, all patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and other
intellectual property or proprietary rights (“Intellectual Property Rights”) in and to the
Software and all components and elements thereof all of which shall remain the sole and
exclusive property of Covidien. The amount paid by the Customer for the Products and/or
Equipment incorporating the Software includes as a portion of that amount, a license fee
granting Customer only the rights set forth in this Software License. This Software
License will be superseded by any express Software agreement between Covidien and
Customer The use of term “Product” herein includes Products and/or Equipment as
applicable.
1. Single User License Grant: COVIDIEN grants to Customer a limited, nonexclusive,
non-sublicensable, nontransferable and revocable license to use the Software, exclusively
at location identified by Customer on the order form as the ship-to location of the
Products, solely in machine-readable object code form, and only on a single central
processing unit embedded in the Products as provided by COVIDIEN under this
agreement, and solely for the Customer’s internal business purpose in the operation of
the Products provided by COVIDIEN under this agreement. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Software is licensed to be used on only
one computing device or Product, and a valid license must be obtained under this
Agreement for each computing device or Product with which the Software is used or in
which the Software is embedded.
2. Restrictions on Use: Except to the extent expressly authorized in these Software
License Terms or by law, Customer shall not and shall not cause any third part to; (i)
decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer the Software; (ii) modify or create any
derivative works (including, without limitation, translations, transformations, adaptations
or other recast or altered versions) of or based on the Software, or alter the Software in
any way; (iii) merge the Software with any other software or product not supplied by
Covidien; (iv) use, copy, sell, sublicense, lease, rent, loan, assign, convey or otherwise
transfer the Software except as expressly authorized by this Agreement; (v) distribute,
disclose or allow use of the Software, in any format, through any timesharing service,
service bureau, network or by any other means, to or by third parties; (vi) remove or
modify any copyright, confidential or proprietary markings, legends or restrictions that
are in the Software originally supplied to Customer; or (vii) violate any obligations with
regard to Covidien’s Confidential Information (as defined below). To the extent that
Customer is expressly permitted by applicable mandatory law to undertake any of the
activities listed in the preceding sentence, Customer will not exercise those rights unless
and until Customer has given Covidien not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of
Customer’s intent to exercise any such rights unless an order of a government agency of
competent jurisdiction will not so allow. This License will terminate immediately upon
notice from Covidien if Customer fails to comply with any provision of this License or any
agreement.

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3. Reservation of Rights: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, or any order form, purchase order or agreement between the parties, all
rights not expressly granted by Covidien to Customer are reserved to and retained by
Covidien and Covidien expressly is not selling, assigning or otherwise transferring to
Customer, and Customer is not purchasing or otherwise acquiring or obtaining, any of
Covidien’s Intellectual Property Rights or other rights in or to the Software or
Documentation.
4. Confidentiality: Customer agrees that the Software and the Documentation, and all
components and elements of the Software and Documentation, including, without
limitation, the specific design and structure of individual programs, constitutes
confidential information and trade secrets of Covidien (the “Confidential Information”).
Customer agrees not to disclose, provide, or otherwise make available such Confidential
Information, including, without limitation, any trade secrets or copyrighted material, in
any form to any third party. Customer agrees that it will make the Software available only
to those employees, contractors, or consultants of Customer with a specific need to
know, who are obligated to comply with the restrictions contained in these Software
License Terms and to maintain secrecy of the Software and all other Confidential
Information and are properly trained in its use. Customer is responsible for the
compliance of all users of the Software and Products with these obligations and shall
cause all users of the Software and Products to comply with these obligations. Customer
acknowledges that the Software embodies proprietary trade secrets of Covidien
including, without limitation, technical and non-technical information regarding the
Software and the development and manufacture of the same. Customer hereby agrees
to maintain the confidentiality of such trade secrets using at least as great a degree of
care as Customer uses to maintain the confidentiality of its own most confidential
information. Customer shall communicate these obligations to those employees and
agents of Customer who come into contact with the Software, and shall use its best
efforts to ensure their compliance with all confidentiality obligations applicable to
Customer.
5. Change Orders: Covidien shall have the right, at any time during the Term, by written
request to Customer (an “Update Notice”), to require that Customer return the Products
and Software to Covidien for such periods of time as are required by Covidien (“Update
Periods”) or to allow Covidien to access the Software at the Customer’s location for the
purpose of enabling Covidien to incorporate Software revisions, updates or modifications
from time to time. Upon receipt of an Update Notice, Customer shall return the
requested Products and Software to Covidien at Covidien’s cost and expense, or work
with Covidien to find a suitable time for Covidien to access the Software at the
Customer’s location. Customer acknowledges and agrees that during Update Periods, if
the Software must be returned to Covidien, the Products and Software will be
unavailable to Customer and in Covidien’s possession. Covidien will use reasonable
commercial efforts to perform the revisions, updates or modifications and to return the
revised, updated or modified Products and Software to Customer as soon as is reasonably
practicable.
6. Software License Term: The term of the Software license granted under this
Software License shall be for the commercial life of the associated Product or Equipment.
7. Limited Warranty: Covidien represents and warrants to Customer that the Software
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Software and the remaining warranty, or extended warranty, if any, applicable to the
Product or Equipment with which such Software was delivered. If Customer notifies
Covidien of defects during the applicable warranty period, and those defects are verified
by Covidien, as Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy, Covidien will replace the defective
Software or, at its option, terminate this Software License and refund to Customer the
amount paid by Customer to Covidien for the Software (if provided separately from a
Product) or for the Product in which the defective Software is installed (if embedded within
a Product). Customer’s remedy for breach of this limited warranty shall be limited to the
foregoing replacement or refund and shall not encompass any other damages. No dealer,
distributor, agent or employee of Covidien is authorized to make any modification or
addition to the warranty and remedies stated herein.
Notwithstanding these limited warranty provisions, all of Covidien’s obligations with
respect to such warranties shall be contingent on Customer’s use of the Software in
accordance with this Agreement and in accordance with Covidien’s instructions as
provided by Covidien in the Documentation provided by Covidien, as such instructions
may be amended, supplemented, or modified by Covidien, in its sole discretion, from time
to time. Covidien shall have no warranty obligations with respect to any failures of the
Software that are the result of accident, abuse, misapplication, extreme power surge or
extreme electromagnetic field, or any other cause outside of Covidien’s control.
This limited warranty does not apply to any damages, malfunctions, or non-conformities
caused to or by; (i) Customer’s use of Software in violation of these Software License Terms
or in a manner inconsistent with any Documentation or instructions provided by Covidien;
(ii) use of non-Covidien furnished equipment, software, or facilities with its equipment or
Products; (iii) Customer’s failure to follow Covidien’s installation, operation, repair or
maintenance instructions; (iv) Customer’s failure to permit Covidien timely access, remote
or otherwise, to Products; (v) failure to implement all features, revisions, modifications,
updates, patches, “bug fixes”, or new versions of or to the Software provided by Covidien
under this Agreement or otherwise; (vi) Products with there original manufacturer’s serial
numbers altered, defaced or deleted; (vii) Products that been altered, serviced or modified
by a party other than Covidien; or (viii) Software that has been subjected to abnormal
physical or electrical stress, misuse, negligence or accident by Customer or a third party.
8. Export Laws: THESE SOFTWARE TERMS ARE EXPRESSLY MADE SUBJECT TO ANY AND
ALL LAWS, REGULATIONS, ORDERS, OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE
EXPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OF THE SOFTWARE. BUYER SHALL NOT
EXPORT OR RE-EXPORT THE SOFTWARE (I) WITHOUT FULL COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH
LAWS, REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, OBTAINING ALL NECESSARY APPROVAL FROM ALL REQUIRED
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND (II) WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF
COVIDIEN.
9. U.S. Government Rights. The Software is a “commercial item” developed exclusively
at private expense, consisting of “commercial computer software” and “commercial
computer software Documentation” as such terms are defined or used in the applicable
U.S. acquisition regulations. The Software is licensed hereunder (i) only as a commercial
item and (ii) with only those rights as are granted to all other customers pursuant to the
terms and conditions of this License. Customer shall not use, duplicate, or disclose the
Software in any way not specifically permitted by this License. Nothing in this License
requires Covidien to produce or furnish technical data for or to Customer.

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10. Survival. Sections 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 and this Section 10 shall survive the termination or
expiration of these Software License Terms.

Contents
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Chapter 1. Overview and General Features
The Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Modes & Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
System Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
The Touchscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
System Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Interface Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Chapter 2. Warnings and Precautions for Patient and
Operating Room Safety
Conventions Used in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
General Warnings and Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Fire/Explosion Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
System Setup Warnings and Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Warnings and Precautions for the Energy Platform . . . . . 2-6
Warnings and Precautions for Active Instruments . . . . . . 2-7
Warnings for Implanted Electronic Devices (IEDs). . . . . . . 2-8
Post Surgery Safety Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Warnings and Precautions for Monopolar Procedures . . . . . . . 2-9
Warnings and Precautions for Patient Return Electrodes 2-10
Inadvertent Radio Frequency (RF) Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Warnings and Cautions for Laparoscopic Procedures . . . . . . . 2-12
Warnings and Precautions for Bipolar Procedures . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Warnings and Precautions for LigaSure Procedures . . . . . . . . 2-13
Warnings and Precautions for Bipolar Resection . . . . . . 2-14
Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Shunt Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Conductive Fluid In the Surgical Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

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Chapter 3. System Setup
Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Unpacking the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Before Starting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Turning On the VLFT10GEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Turning Off the VLFT10GEN (Normal Power-off) . . . . . . . 3-3
System Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Audio Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Language Selection Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Service and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
DEMO Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Service Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Chapter 4. Monopolar
Front Panel Monopolar Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Rear Panel Monopolar Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Monopolar Quick Setup Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Monopolar Function Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Monopolar Power Output Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Foot Pedal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Monopolar Foot-Pedal Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Return Electrodes – REM Contact Quality Monitoring System . 4-7
Patient Return Electrode Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
How the REM System Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Patient Return Electrode Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Monopolar Electrodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Standard Monopolar Mode Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
VALLEYLAB Mode Functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Using a VALLEYLAB-Mode Instrument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
After Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Disconnect the instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

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Chapter 5. Bipolar
Front Panel Bipolar Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Rear Panel Bipolar Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Bipolar Quick Setup Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Bipolar Function Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Bipolar Power Output Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Bipolar Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Foot Pedal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Virtual Ammeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Setting the Ammeter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Auto Bipolar Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Enable/Disable Auto Bipolar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Auto Bipolar Activation Impedance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Setting the Auto Bipolar Activation Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Shutting Down Bipolar Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
After Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Disconnect the instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Chapter 6. LigaSure
Front Panel LigaSure Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Rear Panel LigaSure Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
LigaSure Quick Setup Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
LigaSure Function Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
LigaSure Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
LigaSure/Bipolar Receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Foot Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
LigaSure Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Reusable-Instrument Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Connecting LigaSure Instruments to the Energy Platform 6-6
Activating the LigaSure Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Alert Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
After Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Disconnect the instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Chapter 7. Bipolar Resection
Front Panel Bipolar Resection Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Rear Panel Bipolar Resection Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Bipolar Resection Function Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
LigaSure/Bipolar Receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Bipolar Resection Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Foot Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

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Connecting Bipolar Resection Instruments to the Energy
Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Bipolar Resection Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Changing the Energy-Delivery Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Activating a Bipolar Resection Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Incorrect Foot-Pedal Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
After Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Disconnect the Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Chapter 8. Troubleshooting
General Troubleshooting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
REM Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Correcting a REM-Alarm Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Correcting Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
System Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Chapter 9. Maintenance and Repair
Responsibility of the Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Routine Maintenance and Periodic Safety Checks. . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Product Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Returning the Energy Platform for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Updating Energy Platform Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Service Manual Copies and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Covidien Technical Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Training/Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Chapter 10. Technical Specifications
VLFT10GEN Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Environmental Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Power Cord Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Backup Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Equipotential Ground Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
EKG Blanking and Smoke Evacuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Internal Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Duty Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Leakage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6

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Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Symbols Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Standards and IEC Classifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Class I Equipment (IEC 60601-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Type CF Equipment/Defibrillator Proof
(IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-2-2, and ANSI/AAMI HF18) . . . 10-11
IP21 Liquid Ingress/Spillage
(IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-2-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Voltage Transients – Energy Platform Mains Transfer
(IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-2-2, and ANSI/AAMI HF18) . . . 10-12
CISPR 11 Class A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Electromagnetic Compatibility
(IEC 60601-1-2 and IEC 60601-2-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Cables Used for EMC Compliance Testing . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Return Electrode Monitor (REM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Auto Bipolar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Audio Tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Energy Output Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Output Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Output Power vs. Resistance Graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Monopolar Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Bipolar Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34

Chapter 1
Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform User’s Guide 1-1
Overview and General Features
This chapter provides an overview of the features and functions of the Valleylab
FT10 FT Series Energy Platform.
Precaution
Read the instructions, warnings, and precautions provided with this energy platform and
associated accessories before using. Specific instructions for electrosurgical instruments are not
included in this manual.

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The Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform
The Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform
Introduction
The Valleylab FT10 FT Series Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) provides RF energy for
monopolar and bipolar surgical applications, and tissue-fusion and vessel-sealing
applications. It features a touchscreen divided into four sections for viewing and user input
of settings and options available for any application. The energy platform automatically
detects coded handsets and configures the energy platform accordingly. Safety and
diagnostic functionality include automatic fail-safe functions.
The VLFT10GEN, applied parts (patient return electrodes and active instruments) are
designed to work as a system. Covidien offers a selection of patient return electrodes and
active instruments that are fully compatible with this energy platform.
• Refer to each instrument’s instructions for use (IFU) for indications, warnings, and
specific contraindications.
• When considering other manufacturers’ patient return electrodes and/or active
instruments, customers should seek detailed user instructions and warning
information from the manufacturer.
The generator is intended for use in general surgery and such surgical specialties as
urologic, vascular, thoracic, plastic, gynecologic, reconstructive, and colorectal surgery.
Indications for Use
The Valleylab FT10 is a high frequency electrosurgical generator intended for use with
monopolar and bipolar accessories for cutting and coagulating tissue. When used with
compatible sealing devices, it is indicated for sealing vessels up to and including 7 mm,
tissue bundles, and lymphatics.
The generator can also be used with compatible resectoscopes for endoscopically
controlled removal or coagulation of tissue using 0.9% NaCl solution as the irrigation
medium.
The tissue fusion function has not been shown to be effective for tubal sterilization or
tubal coagulation for sterilization procedures. Do not use this function for these
procedures.
Contraindications
None known.

Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform User’s Guide 1-3
The Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform
Overview and General Features
Front Panel
཰On/Off button
ཱRestore Settings button
ིAudio Volume control button
ཱིService/Settings button
ུREM (Return Electrode Monitoring) indicator
ཱུInterface touchscreen
ྲྀREM patient return electrode receptacle
ཷLigaSure™/Bipolar receptacle
ླྀMonopolar 2 instrument receptacle
ཹMonopolar 1 Universal Foot Pedal Port (UFP) receptacle
ེBipolar instrument receptacle
FT10
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11 8
3
9
2
10
5
6

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The Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform
Rear Panel
཰Monopolar 2 foot-pedal receptacle (requires included adapter to connect standard
four-pin monopolar foot pedal)
ཱMonopolar 1 foot-pedal receptacle
ིLigaSure/Bipolar foot-pedal receptacle (requires included adapter to connect Bipolar
Resection foot pedal)
ཱིBipolar foot-pedal receptacle
ུFuse drawer
ཱུPower cord receptacle
ྲྀEquipotential grounding lug
ཷWiFi antenna (Covered. For service only.)
ླྀEthernet receptacle (Covered. For service only.)
ཹInterlink cable receptacles for EKG blanking and smoke-evacuation control
1234
5
89
10
Warning: Risk of Fire.
Replace Fuse as Marked
250V, F10.0A (100-127Vac)
250V, F6.3A (220-240Vac)
Avertissement: Risque du feu.
Remplacez les fusibles
comme marqués.
250V, F10.0A (100-127Vac)
250V, F6.3A (220-240Vac)
Monopolar 2 Monopolar 1
Bipolar
2
Monopolar
1
Monopolar
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The Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform
Overview and General Features
Modes & Settings
The VLFT10GEN provides the following modes and settings for a variety of surgical
procedures:
Monopolar modes Power-Setting Ranges Peak Voltage
CUT
- PURE Off, 1–300 W 1287 V
- BLEND Off, 1–200 W 2178 V
VALLEYLAB 5–85 W 2783 V
COAG
- SOFT Off, 1–120 W 264 V
- FULGURATE Off, 1–120 W 3449 V
- SPRAY Off, 1–120 W 3933 V
Bipolar effects
LOW Off, 1–15 W 133 V
MEDIUM 16–40 W 214 V
HIGH 45–95 W 462 V
LigaSure (tissue fusion) No power settings 244 V
Bipolar Resection effect
CUT 1–6 742 V
COAG 1–6 318 V

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The Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform
Monopolar Modes
The system produces six modes of monopolar power output.
CUT Modes
PURE CUT provides a clean, precise cut in any tissue with little or no hemostasis.
BLEND CUT is a conventional blended waveform that provides slower cutting with
simultaneous hemostasis.
VALLEYLAB Mode
VALLEYLAB mode is a unique combination of hemostasis and dissection that allows the
user to slow down for more hemostasis and speed up for faster dissection. Thermal spread
is equal to or less than CUT or BLEND modes.
COAG Modes
SOFT desiccates tissue at a relatively slower rate with deeper thermal penetration. It is
typically performed with a ball electrode.
FULGURATE coagulates tissue by sparking from the active electrode, through air, to the
patient tissue.
SPRAY delivers wider fulguration; penetration is shallower and the affected tissue area is
larger than with the FULGURATE mode.
Compatible Monopolar Instruments & Devices
The following Covidien catalog numbers for monopolar surgical instruments, return
electrodes, foot pedals, and adapters are fully compatible with the VLFT10GEN.
UFP-Receptacle Adapter (connect only to Monopolar 1)
Instruments (connect only to Monopolar 2 receptacle)
Precaution
To provide expected functionality from a hand piece, proper insertion is required. Refer to the
alignment dots below the receptacles for proper insertion orientation.
E05021 Monopolar Adapter
E050212 Monopolar Adapter
FT3000DB Force TriVerse™ Electrosurgical Device
FT3000 Force TriVerse Electrosurgical Device