The Medtronic Covidien Valleylab RapidVac is a smoke evacuation system that captures particulates and adsorbs gases from surgical smoke. The RapidVac smoke evacuator is specifically designed to improve visibility and reduce potential health hazards associated with surgical smoke. It can be used in both open and laparoscopic procedures. This unit is designed with a high suction, high flow rate centrifugal action pump, and features an ultra-quiet motor.
Easy, effective, economical and quiet smoke evacuation
The RapidVac smoke evacuator system is designed to effectively capture and filter surgical smoke to remove odor, particulates, and other potentially hazardous byproducts of electrosurgery procedures.
The RapidVac smoke evacuator system teams up with the ForceTriad energy platform and the Force FX and Force EZ generators. Optional accessories are available to enable other electrosurgical generators to synchronize with the RapidVac™ system.
How does the RapidVAC smoke evacuator deal with the two standard voltages? There are two RapidVAC part numbers, one for each voltage. SE3690 for 110 V and SE3695 for 220 V.
What is the rated decibel level for the RpidVac smoke Evacuator? The maximum decibel in turbo mode is 57.0 dB.
What is the interlink cable, and how does it connect? The interlink cable enables the synchronization of the RapidVac smoke evacuator to a Covidien Energy-based Devices generator. The cable directly connects the RapidVac smoke evacuator to a ForceTriad energy platform, Force EZ, and Force FX generators. One end of the cable connects to the outlet on the back of the RapidVac smoke evacuator and the other connects to the EKG blanking port on the generator. Once connected, the user must activate the RapidVac+ mode by pressing the button on the front of the RapidVac smoke evacuator. This will ensure that when the ES pencil is activated on the generator the RapidVac smoke evacuator will activate to clear the smoke.
What is the remote switch activator or RSA? For competitive generators and legacy Covidien Energy-based Devices generators, a remote switch activator may be necessary to enable synchronization with the RapidVac smoke evacuator.
Can you Describe turbo mode, and how you activate it? Pressing the turbo button increases the maximum suction by 15 percent.
What is RapidVac+ mode? what is it for? RapidVac+ mode should be activated when the interlink cable or the RSA is correctly connected. Doing so enables synchronization of the RapidVac with the generator.
Where are the power settings, and can you describe what the various power settings mean? The power settings are located on the left side of the control panel and are understood by looking at the lights that are illuminated during use. The LED goes from 0 to 100 percent power in five increments of 20 percent each. Each light represents a 20 percent increase from the previous light until maximum “standard” power is reached. Activating the turbo button above that light panel increases output by an additional 15 percent.
How do I know how much filter life remains? The filter life indicator provides a visual indication of the status of the life of the filter in use. Each illuminated LED represents five hours of the remaining time on the 25-hour filter.
What is the wrench indicator? The motor powering the RapidVac smoke evacuator has two motor brushes that require regular maintenance every 500 hours. When the smoke evacuator has been in use for 500 hours, the service-required indicator illuminates. Replace the motor brushes as directed in motor brush replacement on pages 4-7 of the User’s Guide. After brush replacement, reset the system by simultaneously depressing the up and down arrow air flow controls until the service required indicator turns off.
How is the filter removed and installed?To remove the filter, depress the beige button at the top on the front of the RapidVac smoke evacuator. This releases the filter and enables easy removal. Pull it straight out.
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