Covidien ForceTriad User manual

Service Manual
ForceTriadTM
Energy Platform

Service Manual
ForceTriadTM
Energy Platform
Part Number: 1040472

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Preface
This manual and the equipment it describes are for use only by qualified personnel
trained in the particular technique and surgical procedure to be performed. It is intended
as a guide for servicing the Covidien ForceTriad energy platform only. Additional users
information is available in the ForceTriad Energy Platform User’s Guide.
Additional technical information may be available from Covidien Technical Service (see
page 9-4).
For a complete list of service centers world wide, please refer to the Covidien web site:
http://www.valleylab.com
Equipment covered in this manual:
ForceTriad Energy Platform
Conventions Used in this Guide
Warning
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious
injury.
Caution
Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
Notice
Indicates a hazard which may result in product damage.
Important
Indicates an operating tip or maintenance suggestion.

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Limited Warranty
Covidien warrants each 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 periods for Covidien products are 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
ForceTriadTM Energy Platform One year from date of shipment
Electrosurgical Generators One year from date of shipment
Cool-tipTM RFA Generator One year from date of shipment
EvidentTM MWA Generator One year from date of shipment
LigaSureTM Vessel Sealing System One year from date of shipment
LigaSureTM Reusable Instruments One year from date of shipment
Mounting Fixtures (all models) One year from date of shipment
Footswitches (all models) One year from date of shipment
ValleylabTM Argon Gas Delivery Unit II One year from date of shipment
RapidVacTM Smoke Evacuator One year from date of shipment
LigaSureTM Sterile Single Use Items Sterility only as stated on packaging
Cool-tipTM Sterile Single Use Items Sterility only as stated on packaging
Sterile Single Use Items Sterility only as stated on packaging
Patient Return Electrodes Shelf life only as stated on packaging
All purchased or supplemental
software programs or updates
90 days from delivery

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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.
Software License
COVIDIEN AG, Tyco Healthcare Group LP, and its affiliate EbD (collectively called
“COVIDIEN” herein) own the entire right, title, and interest in and to all of the computer
programs and all portions thereof, and associated documentation (collectively, the
“Software”) provided to Customer as may be installed in the Products and equipment
addressed herein or provided separately, and it has the sole right to grant licenses
hereunder.
The evaluation allowance herein and any ultimate price paid by Customer for the
products incorporating the Software include as a portion of that evaluation allowance, or
price, a license fee granting Customer only the rights set forth in this Software License.
Customer further acknowledges and agrees that the Software is owned exclusively by
COVIDIEN. The Software is licensed to be used on only one computing device or Product,
and a valid license must be purchased for each computing device on which the Software
is installed.
Single User License Grant: COVIDIEN grants to Customer a limited, nonexclusive, non-
sublicensable, nontransferable and revocable license to use the Software, exclusively at
Customer’s location as identified by Customer as the ship-to location of the Product,
solely in machine-readable object code form only on a single central processing unit
owned or leased by Customer or otherwise embedded in equipment provided by
COVIDIEN, and for the sole purpose of Customer’s internal business purpose in the
operation of the Product or equipment purchased from, other otherwise provided by,
COVIDIEN or its affiliates.
Except to the extent expressly authorized in this Software License or by law, Customer
shall not and shall not cause any third party 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)
based on the Software, or alter the Software in any way; (iii) merge the Software with
any other software or product not supplied by Supplier; (iv) use, copy, sell, sublicense,

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lease, rent, loan, assign, convey or otherwise transfer the Software except as expressly
authorized by the 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 any third parties; (vi) remove or modify any copyright, confidential and/or
proprietary markings, legends or restriction which are in the Software originally supplied
to Customer; or (vii) violate any obligations with regard to COVIDIEN’s Confidential
Information. 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 until Customer has given COVIDIEN thirty (30) days 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.
Except for the limited license rights expressly granted in this Software License, COVIDIEN
reserves all rights in and to the Software and any modifications thereto and derivations
thereof, including, but not limited to, all title, ownership, intellectual property rights and
all other rights and interests. Customer will own only the hardware or physical media on
which the Software is stored or processed, if any.
Customer agrees that the Software, including the specific design and structure of
individual programs, constitute confidential information and trade secrets of COVIDIEN,
whether or not the programs may be copyrighted or copyrightable, and/or patented or
patentable. Customer agrees not to disclose, provide, or otherwise make available such
confidential information, trade secrets or copyrighted material in any form to any third
party. Customer agrees that it will make the Software available only to employees,
contractors, or consultants with a need to know, who are obligated to comply with all
license restrictions contained in this Software License Agreement and to maintain the
secrecy of the Software and all other Confidential Information. Customer is responsible
for the compliance of all users with these obligations.
Customer may, from time to time, request that COVIDIEN incorporate certain features,
enhancements or modifications into the Software. COVIDIEN may, in its sole discretion,
undertake to incorporate such changes and distribute the Software so modified to all or
any of COVIDIEN's customers. All such error corrections, bug fixes, patches, updates or
other modifications provided to COVIDIEN shall be the sole property of COVIDIEN.
This Software License is effective until terminated. Customer may terminate this License
at any time by destroying all copies of Software including any documentation. This
License will terminate immediately upon notice from COVIDIEN if Customer fails to
comply with any provision of this License or any supplier agreement. COVIDIEN may
terminate the Software licenses granted herein and exercise all available rights by giving
written notice, effective immediately, if within ten (10) business days of Customer’s
receipt of a reasonably detailed written request to cure, Customer has not cured all
breaches of this License’s limitations or restrictions. Upon such termination, Customer will
immediately pay all undisputed fees outstanding, cease use of all Software, return or
delete, at COVIDIEN’s request, all copies of the Software in Customer’s possession, and
certify compliance with all of the obligations herein to COVIDIEN in writing.
Limited Warranty: COVIDIEN represents and warrants to Customer that the Software
will perform substantially as described in COVIDIEN's then current documentation for
such Software for the longer of (a) the remaining warranty applicable to the product with
which such Software was delivered (not to exceed one year) or (b) ninety (90) days from
the date such Software was shipped or first made available to Customer for electronic

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download from COVIDIEN’s service site. If you notify COVIDIEN of defects during the
warranty period, COVIDIEN will replace the Software or, at its option, refund the
purchase price. Your remedy for breach of this limited warranty shall be limited to
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 above.
Notwithstanding these 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, as such instructions may be amended, supplemented,
or modified by COVIDIEN from time to time. COVIDIEN shall have no warranty
obligations with respect to any failures of the Software which are the result of accident,
abuse, misapplication, extreme power surge or extreme electromagnetic field.
This warranty does not apply to any damages, malfunctions, or non-conformities caused
to or by: (i) Customer’s use of Software in violation of the license granted under the
Agreement or in a manner inconsistent with any provided documentation; (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 new Updates to Software provided
under the Agreement; (vi) Products or equipment with their original manufacturer’s serial
numbers altered, defaced or deleted; (vii) Products or equipment that have 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.
DISCLAIMER: EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN THIS WARRANTY, ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE
PRACTICE, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE, PROFIT, OR DATA,
OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES
HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF
THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL ONE PARTY’S LIABILITY TO THE OTHER PARTY,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED
THE PRICE PAID OR TO HAVE BEEN PAID BY CUSTOMER. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS
SHALL APPLY EVEN IF THE ABOVE-STATED WARRANTY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES.
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

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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.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and
effect.
This License Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement between the
parties respecting the Software. This Agreement may not be supplemented, modified,
amended, released or discharged except by an instrument in writing signed by each
party's duly authorized representative. All captions and headings in this Agreement are
for purposes of convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation
of any of its provisions. Any waiver by either party of any default or breach hereunder
shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any subsequent
default or breach of the same or a different kind.
The construction and performance of this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the
State of Colorado without reference to its choice of law principles. The parties hereby
submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Colorado.

Table of Contents
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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Conventions Used in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Chapter 1. Overview and General Features
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
ForceTriad Energy Platform Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
ForceTriad Energy Platform Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
System Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Touchscreens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Common Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Power Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Monopolar Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Bipolar Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
LigaSure Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Chapter 2. Patient and Operating Room Safety
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Setting Up the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Fire/Explosion Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
ForceTriad Energy Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Active Instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Implanted Electronic Devices (IEDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
After Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Monopolar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Patient Return Electrodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Inadvertent Radio Frequency (RF) Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Laparoscopic Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Bipolar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
LigaSure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
LigaSure in Laparoscopic Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Shunt Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Conductive Fluid in the Surgical Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Chapter 3. Principles of Operation
Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

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TissueFect Tissue Sensing Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
REM Contact Quality Monitoring System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
High-Voltage DC (HVDC PCBA) Power Supply Principles
of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
RF PCBA Principles of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
REM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Autobipolar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Leakage Current Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Sensor Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Steering Relay PCBA Principles of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Circuit Descriptions for the ForceTriad Display PCBA . . . . . . . . 3-9
Hotlink Transceiver U1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Driver Inside the FPGA U28 . . 3-9
Touchscreen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Barcode Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Footswitch/Audio PCBA Circuitry Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Power Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Audio Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Footswitch Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Expansion Port DAC Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
DAC Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Isolated Footswitch and Expansion Port Circuitry . . . . . . . 3-12
Controller PCBA Principles of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Host Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Controlled Data Converters 3-13
Interface Control Logic PLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Data Converters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
External Peripherals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Chapter 4. Technical Specifications
Performance Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Operating Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Transport and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Internal Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Activation Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

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Alarm Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
REM Contact Quality Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Autobipolar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Duty Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Low-Frequency (50/60 Hz) Leakage Current . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
High-Frequency (RF) Leakage Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Input Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Power Cord Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Input Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Input Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Backup Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Equipotential Ground Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
ECG Blanking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Standards and IEC Classifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Class I Equipment (IEC 60601-1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Type CF Equipment (IEC 60601-1)/Defibrillator Proof . . . . 4-13
Liquid Spillage (IEC 60601-2-2 Clause 44.3) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Voltage Transients (Emergency System Mains Transfer). . 4-13
Electromagnetic Compatibility (IEC 60601-1-2 and
IEC 60601-2-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Output Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Maximum Output for Bipolar, Monopolar, and LigaSure
Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Available Power Settings in Watts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Output Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Output Power vs. Resistance Graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Monopolar Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Bipolar Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Bipolar Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
LigaSure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Chapter 5. System Setup
Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Before Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Powering Up the ForceTriad Energy Platform. . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
System Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Adjusting Display Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Activation Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Service Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

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Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Features Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Demo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Chapter 6. Setup, Tests, and Adjustments
Setting Up the ForceTriad Energy Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Calibrating the ForceTriad Energy Platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Periodic Safety Check (Routine Maintenance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Recommended Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Inspecting the System and Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Inspecting the Internal Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Testing the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Enable Demo Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Entering Debug Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Testing the Low-Voltage Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Verifying the Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Verifying REM Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Verifying Autobipolar Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Verifying Cross Coupling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Confirming Power Delivery at Receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Verifying Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Checking High-Frequency Leakage Current . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
Safety Testing in Accordance with IEC601 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
Checking Low-Frequency Leakage Current . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
Ground Bond Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
Docking to Valleylab Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
Preventive Maintenance Check Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting
Inspecting the ForceTriad Energy Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Responding to System Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
System-Error Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Non-Recoverable Error Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Chapter 8. Replacement Procedures
Removing and Reinstalling the Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Fuse Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Battery Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Low-Voltage Power Supply (LVPS) Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Footswitch/Audio PCBA Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Controller PCBA Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

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High-Voltage DC (HVDC) PCBA Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
RF PCBA Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Steering-Relay PCBA Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Display PCBA Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Barcode Scanner Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Output Receptacle Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Barcode-Scanner Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
System Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
System Display Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28
System Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Scan Stand Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
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 System for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Adjustment to Factory Specification (Calibration). . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Software Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Covidien Technical Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Chapter 10. Service Parts
Ordering Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Replacement Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Replacing Cable Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

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Overview and General Features
This chapter provides an overview of the features and functions of the ForceTriad
energy platform.
Caution
Read all warnings, cautions, and instructions provided with this system before use.
Read the instructions, warnings, and cautions provided with electrosurgical instruments before
use. Specific instructions for electrosurgical instruments are not included in this manual.
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Introduction
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Introduction
The ForceTriad energy platform is designed to provide radio frequency (RF) energy for
monopolar and bipolar surgical applications and tissue-fusion applications. It features
three touchscreen user interfaces, and has the ability to automatically detect handsets
and to configure the system accordingly. Safety and diagnostic functionality include
automatic fail-safe functions.
The system is a self-contained unit, consisting of a main enclosure (cover and base) and a
power cord. Details about the interaction of the main components and PCBA
descriptions are provided in Chapter 3, Principles of Operation.

ForceTriad Energy Platform Front Panel
Overview and General Features
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ForceTriad Energy Platform Front Panel
Monopolar 1 and Accessory Touchscreen
Monopolar 2 and Bipolar Touchscreen
LigaSure and System Tray Touchscreen
Power Switch
Monopolar-Instrument Receptacle
Universal-Footswitching-Accessory Receptacle
REM™ Patient Return Electrode Receptacle
Bipolar-Instrument Receptacle
Monopolar 2-Instrument Receptacle
LigaSure 1 and 2 Receptacles
2
456789
23
1
10

ForceTriad Energy Platform Back Panel
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ForceTriad Energy Platform Back Panel
USB Port
Ethernet Port
RS232 Port
LigaSure 1 and 2 Footswitch Port
Bipolar-Footswitch Receptacle
Monopolar-Footswitch Receptacle (requires adapter to connect standard
four-pin monopolar footswitch)
Fuse Port
Audio-Volume Knob
Link-Cable Port (ECG Receptacle)
Expansion Port
CAUTION
Monopolar
LigaSure 1
LigaSure 2 Bipolar
U.S. and foreign patents pending.
Warning: Risk of Fire.
Replace Fuse as Marked.
250V, F8.0A (100-240)
1
2
3
4567
910
8
Avertissement: Risque du feu.
Remplacez les fusibles comme marqués.
250 V F8.0A (100-240)