Electrosurgical generators and monitors

Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform

<p>The Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform drives electrosurgical handpieces in surgical procedures that require division, hemostasis, and dissection.</p>

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Features

The Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform drives electrosurgical handpieces with precision using lower levels of energy.1,2

  •  It’s designed to support a wide range of surgical procedures that require division, hemostasis, and dissection.
  • The cut, coag, and soft coag modes, desiccate the tissue at a relatively slower rate with deeper thermal penetration.

The Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform enables two unique modes that can bring new possibilities to your procedures:

  • Valleylab™ mode provides a unique combination of monopolar hemostasis and division.2,6,7
  • Shared coag mode allows two surgeons to work on the same patient at the same time — from a single energy platform.

Plus, the Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform delivers:

  • Precise monopolar and bipolar energy1,2
  • Power control during monopolar energy delivery that’s five times better than the ForceTriad™ energy platform1,2
  • Tissue monitoring that’s 2,600 times faster than the Force FX™ electrosurgical generator4,8,9
  • Appropriate thermal spread‡,10
The Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform drives electrosurgical handpieces in surgical procedures that require division, hemostasis, and dissection.

Technology

Intelligent — inside and out

On the inside, the Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform uses TissueFect™ tissue-sensing technology to monitor changes in tissue impedance — in real-time — at 434,000 times per second.1,2 It adjusts energy output to deliver the appropriate amount of power to your handpieces for the desired tissue effect.3,4

On the outside, we designed the Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform for straightforward operation in the operating room. Next-generation features include:

  • A smart, simple, and intuitive interface§,5
  • Simple controls and information displays5
  • The flexibility of the Valleylab™ Exchange software update system, which allows you to upgrade to new features using the internet3,4

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† 12 out of 20 surgeons surveyed agreed and 8 didn't know.

‡ 20 out of 20 surgeons surveyed agreed.

§ 17 of 20 surgeons agreed that the Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform is smart, simple, and designed with an intuitive interface. Three surgeons didn't know or could not reply to the question.

  1. Based on internal test report RE00005401, Product validation of Valleylab™ FT10 energy platform surgeon and nurse evaluation in simulated use: 32 surgeons interviewed. January 27–30, 2015 and February 24–27, 2015.
  2. Based on internal report RE00105221, Comparison testing of the Valleylab™ FT10 and ForceTriad™ energy platforms. The Valleylab™ FT10 energy platform has identical power curves and equivalent power delivery for shared modes to the Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform. July 2017.
  3. Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform part PT00053621 user guide. Boulder, CO: Medtronic. June 2017.
  4. Based on report RE00034263 rev F, Product requirements document for project Kirin. July 2017.
  5. Based on internal report RE00077924, Marketing evaluation of the Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform: surgeon report. June 2017.

  1. Based on internal test report RE0068753, A quantitative comparison to conventional monopolar electrosurgery: L-hook monopolar drag force measurements. March 2017.
  2. Based on internal test report RE00115057, Monopolar performance of Valleylab™ mode on the Valleylab™ FT10 energy platform. September 2017.
  3. Valleylab™ FX8 energy platform part PT00046835 A service guide. Boulder, CO: Medtronic. 2017.
  4. Force FX™ electrosurgical generator 8C part PT00002139 service manual. Boulder, CO: Medtronic. 2014.
  5. Based on internal report RE00092272 rev A, FX8 validation: nurse and surgeon report. June 2017.