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Output Checks:

Provides testing setup, test equipment list and detailed overview of the Output check section as found in Chapter 6 of the Technical Service Manual.

Always refer to the newest revision of the Technical Service Manual for required test equipment and all testing specifications.  Medtronic does not provide any test equipment or accessories to perform maintenance on the FT10 surgical generator.

Test Equipment Required:

  • Electrosurgery Analyzer (Medtronic uses the ESU-2050 from BC Biomedical)
  • External test loads,  50 Ω, 100 Ω, 200Ω, 300 Ω, 500 Ω, all 250 W, 1% tolerance, non-inductive resistive loads
  • BNC Cable and Pearson 411
  • Decade Resistor Box
  • Monopolar 1 Footswitch
  • Bipolar Footswitch
  • Ligasure Footswitch
  • Bipolar test cable
  • Red/Black test cables with banana plugs
  • Green/Yellow cable with ground lug attachment for RF Leakage Testing
  • Used Ligasure Handpiece
  • Two Button Pencil
  • Force Triverse three button Pencil
  • Footswitch adapter cables
  • Stylus for touchscreen calibration (optional)
  • REM connector with banana cables