Covidien (Medtronic) FX-C, ForceTriad, FT10, FX8 Service Training - In Person (GE HealthCare Institute)

Overview

This four-day training course covers all servicing basics for the Valleylab™ Electrosurgical Units (ESU) (FX-C, ForceTriad, FT10, FX8), manufactured by Medtronic. The course is led by a field expert and is hosted with small class sizes, a comprehensive student guide that can be taken home at the end of the course. All tools and test equipment required to perform ESU maintenance will be provided for use during the training. This course includes all preventive maintenance, general corrective maintenance, and advanced troubleshooting skills that you can take back to your site. All attendees receive a Certificate of Completion at course conclusion

Training is nonrefundable and expires 18 months from purchase date. Unused training at the end of 18 months is forfeited without refund.

Agenda for this course includes:

- Technology overview

- Establishing communication links

- CUSA and CEM

- Overview of block diagram and signal flows

- Complete generator teardown

- Periodic safety checks

- Required (and recommended) test equipment for PM

- Output characteristics

- Confirming outputs

- Output receptacles and REM source current

- Preventive maintenance

- Typical error messages and possible resolution

- Troubleshooting tips and techniques

- Technical documentation

- Review of supplemental reference materials

- Fault isolation lab (inserted faults)

Target Audience

Biomedical Engineer

Prerequisites

Required Prerequisites

Review the Introduction to Valleylab, Principles of Electrosurgery, FX-C, Force Triad, and FT-10 videos.

Recommended Prerequisites

none

Technical Training

Registration:
• All training must be taken within 18 months of purchase.

Attendance:
• Class start and end times vary. Please refer to email enrollment notification.
• Participants are required to arrive on time for class.
• A "no show" is not eligible for reimbursement.
• In order to receive certificate of completion for a course:
o Participants must attend the class in its entirety missing a day will disqualify you from receiving full credit
o Participants must pass the assessment administered at the end of the course

Cancellations:
Please carefully review our cancellation policy and how it applies to your cancellation. Should you wish to cancel your registration, we enforce a time sensitive policy. As you can appreciate, a cancelation with less than four weeks’ notice makes it very difficult for another student to plan on attending. If there is someone else in your organization that would like to attend in your place – this fee will not be charged. The cancelation policy is outlined below:
• Cancellations can be made by email to Ed.services@gehealthcare.com
• GE HealthCare may offer technical service training at GE HealthCare’s Institute, on-site at Customer’s facility, via virtual instructor-led trainings, or via online self-paced courses.
• Customer is responsible for registering for trainings conducted at GE HealthCare’s Institute and for virtual instructor-led trainings hosted through GE HealthCare’s Institute. Scheduled trainings at or hosted through GE HealthCare’s Institute that are cancelled or rescheduled by Customer:
(i) more than 4 weeks prior to the training start date, will result in no cancellation fee
(ii) up to 2 weeks prior to the training start date, will result in a cancellation fee of 50% of the training price
(iii) less than 2 weeks prior to the training start date and for no-shows (i.e., registered students who do not attend the training and do not cancel in advance of the training start date), will result in a cancellation fee of 100% of the training price.
• On-site trainings at Customer’s facility and virtual instructor-led trainings developed specifically for Customer will be scheduled by Customer and GE HealthCare on mutually agreed upon dates. Scheduled on-site trainings at Customer’s facility and virtual instructor-led trainings developed specifically for Customer that are cancelled or rescheduled by Customer will result in a cancellation fee of 100% of the training price, and Customer agrees to reimburse GE HealthCare for GE HealthCare’s incurred travel charges and expenses.
• Online self-paced courses cannot be cancelled or changed once access to the course has been granted to Customer.
• Trainings are subject to availability. GE HealthCare may cancel or reschedule trainings at any time. Certain licenses and/or applications may be required to attend technical service trainings and/or use technical service packages. Please contact GE Healthcare for more information.

Low Enrollment:
• GE reserves the right to cancel classes due to low enrollment.
• Classes with low enrollment 15 business days prior to the scheduled date will be cancelled.
• When GE cancels a class, tuition will be refunded in full, or may be applied to the cost of another class scheduled to take place within 12 months of the original class.
For questions email:Ed.services@gehealthcare.com