FT10™ Energy Platform

Introduction

  • Instructional approach
  • Course objectives
  • Glossary of terms, abbreviations, and acronyms
  • Safety and ESD

Why the FT10™?

  • Better, cheaper, faster
  • Technological advancements
  • A return to the Valleylab™ name

Features & Benefits: A Matter of Perspective

  • Hospital administration
  • Doctors and nurses
  • BMETs

Review of Electrosurgery & Technology

  • LigaSure™ device connectors
  • Overview of RFID
  • Benefits of RFID in new instrument connectors
  • Usage limit rules

FT10™ Overview/Operation

  • Generator setup
  • FT10™ front & rear panel familiarization
  • Side-by-side differences between the ForceTriad™ and the FT10™ generators
  • Generator states
  • Overview of touchscreen options

Valleylab™ Exchange (VLEX) Software

  • Current state and future enhancements
  • Initial FT10™ setup and precautions
  • Upgrading software
  • Physical connections
    • Ethernet
    • Wi-Fi
  • Step-by-step process
  • Accessing log files
  • Establishing user accounts
  • Support documentation

Mechanical Design

  • Manufacturing & assembly
  • E-PAC packaging
  • Cooling requirements
  • Human factors

Principles of Operation

  • Product function and improvements
  • Block diagram discussion
  • Design of internal self-tests
  • RFID technology
  • Power curves

Generator Teardown/Removal & Replacement

  • Generator teardown
  • Identification of key PCBAs & subassemblies

Test Setup, Functional Testing and Adjustments

  • Tools and test equipment
  • Calibration
  • Performance verification (aka output checks)
  • Preventive Maintenance (PM)

FT10™ Troubleshooting

  • General troubleshooting guidelines
  • Power checks
  • System alarms
  • Interpreting log files

Spare Parts

  • Maintenance philosophy
  • FRU list