Covidien Valleylab Force Ez Features
Instant response technology provides surgeons with improved performance or lower power settings, minimizing the risk of tissue damage and neuromuscular stimulation, and decreasing the need to “turn up the generator.” The Force EZ generator adjusts automatically, responding to tissue changes, maintaining power delivery, and minimizing drag. Capacitive coupling is reduced by 30-50% when using Instant Response technology. This reduction is achieved by limiting the RMS voltage and the high-frequency harmonics. Lower voltage means less neuromuscular stimulation and more precise delivery of energy to reduce collateral damage. Are you looking for more Valleylab electrosurgical units? What about the Covidien Valleylab Force FX?
Instant Response technology features an advanced feedback system that recognizes changes in tissue 200 times per second and adjusts voltage and current accordingly to maintain appropriate power. This unique capability differentiates Instant Response generators by their high power efficiency rating (PER). That’s smart generator technology. PER indicates the ability of a generator to accurately deliver the selected power into a wide range of tissue types. With a PER of 97, the Force EZ generator provides a consistent surgical effect.
- Instant Response technology ensures that the power delivered remains virtually constant, regardless of the tissue type
- Improved performance at lower power settings minimizes the risk of tissue damage and neuromuscular stimulation
- Three internal microcontrollers reduce system reaction time and increase the system’s processing speed
- Easy to use, cost-effective system when performance is required and the price is of equal concern
- Two cut modes, both controlled by Instant Response technology, offer surgeons a variety of choices:
- Pure Cut for a clean, precise cut
- Blend for cutting with hemostasis
- Two primary coag modes:
- Low for lower voltage contact coagulation suitable in laparoscopic and delicate tissue work
- High for efficient non-contact coagulation in most applications
Covidien Valleylab Force Ez Specifications
Dimensions
- Height: 5 inches (12.7 cm)
- Width: 16 inches (40.6 cm)
- Length: 15.6 inches (39.5 cm)
- Weight: < 15 lb (6.8 kg)
Output Waveforms
- Bipolar: 470 kHz sinusoid
- Monopolar Cut:
- Pure: 393 kHz sinusoid
- Blend 393 kHz bursts of the sinusoid, recurring at 27 kHz intervals. 50% duty cycle envelope
- Monopolar Coag:
- Desiccation:
- Low 1: 240 ± 40 kHz sinusoid recurring at 39 kHz. 8% duty cycle
- Low 2: 393 kHz sinusoid
- Low 3: 393 kHz sinusoid
- Fulguration:
- High 1: 470 ± 40 kHz damped sinusoidal bursts with a repetition frequency of 57 kHz
- High 2: 470 ± 40 kHz damped sinusoidal bursts with a repetition frequency of 30 kHz
- Desiccation:
- Output power changes by less than 15% or 5 watts, whichever is greater, as the line voltage varies from 90-135 volts (into a 300-ohm load)
Low-Frequency Leakage (50-60 Hz)
- Source current, patient leads, and all outputs tied together
- Normal polarity, intact chassis ground: < 10µA
- Normal polarity, ground open: < 50µA
- Reverse polarity, ground open: < 50µA
- Sink current, 140V applied, all inputs: < 50µA
High Frequency Leakage
- Bipolar: Less than 60 mArms
- Monopolar: Less than 150 mArms
Operating Parameters
- Ambient Temperature range: 10° to 40° C (50° to 104° F)
- Relative humidity: 30% to 75%, non-condensing
- Atmospheric Pressure: 700 to 1060millibars
- Warm-up Time: If you transported or stored the generator at temperatures outside the operating temperature range, allow one hour for the generator to reach room temperature before use
Transport and Storage
- Ambient Temperature range: 34° to 65° C (-29° to 149° F)
- Relative Humidity: 25% to 85%, non-condensing
- Atmospheric Pressure: 500 to 1060 millibars
- Ambient Temperature: 34° to 65° C (-29° to 149° F)
- Relative Humidity: 25% to 85%
- noncondensing Atmospheric Pressure: 500 to 1060 millibars
- Duration of storage: If you store the generator longer than one year, replace the battery with battery-backed RAM and complete a full test and recalibration before use.
Input Power Requirements
- 110-120Vac:
- Operating Range: 85-140Vac
- Max Current Cut: 8A
- Max Current Coag: 4.2A
- 220-240Vac:
- Operating Range: 170-280Vac
- Max Current Cut: 4A
- Max Current Coag: 2.1A
Refurbished Covidien Valleylab Force EZ Electrosurgical Unit
Soma Tech Intl offers refurbished Covidien Valleylab Force EZ electrosurgical units up to 50% below OEM prices with the same service and warranty as new ones. The Valleylab Force EZ electrosurgical system is technically refurbished and cosmetically refurbished to make it work and look like new. When the refurbishing process starts on the Force EZ, it’s carefully inspected and tested by our in-house biomedical engineers, who are highly skilled and certified to work on electrosurgical units. If necessary, parts are replaced to make sure that all aspects of the system are functioning properly. Once everything is in working order, the unit is calibrated back to the original engineering manufacturer’s specifications. This ensures that the unit is working the same way that it originally left the manufacturer. After the Valleylab system is working like new, it undergoes a special cosmetic restoration process. The Valleylab Force EZ electrosurgical unit is cleaned, minor scratches and dents are repaired, it’s painted, and new decals are replaced if necessary. After this strenuous refurbishing process, the ESU functions and looks like new. Soma Tech is ISO 13485 certified and ensures that the best quality is given to all capital medical equipment they sell. Before the Valleylab Force EZ is labeled patient-ready and packed up for shipment, it goes through one last quality control test that makes sure all aspects are again working as they should. If you are looking to buy a refurbished Covidien system, contact soma at [email protected] or call us at 1-800-GET-SOMA.
Soma Tech Intl is also actively looking to purchase a Covidien Valleylab Force EZ electrosurgical unit. If you or your facility is looking to sell your Covidien Valleylab Force EZ, be sure to contact Soma Tech. Soma has a dedicated and experienced purchasing department that helps you through the entire process. Selling your used or pre-owned Valleylab Force EZ electrosurgical system to Soma takes out the middle man in the equation. This also ensures that your medical facility gets top dollar for your equipment. Soma is 100% HIPPA compliant and makes sure that your equipment gets to our facility in the same condition that it left yours. Soma also gives the option for trade-in credit on your medical equipment. If you or your facility is looking to regain floor space for new equipment or looking to upgrade current equipment, contact Soma’s purchasing department at [email protected] or send us a message on our Sell to Soma website.
