User's Manual

Glossary
WHITESTAR SIGNATURE™ System Rx Only – Z370147 Rev. C 1108 Glossary-3
IV Pole The programmable pole used to position the irrigation solution during
the phacoemulsification process.
I/A A general term for Irrigation/Aspiration, and a specific footpedal
configuration.
IAC A Vitrectomy mode that uses the Irrigation, Aspiration, and Cutting
sequences as the footpedal is pressed.
ICA A Vitrectomy mode that uses the Irrigation, Cutting, and Aspiration
sequences as the footpedal is pressed.
Irrigation Causing fluid to be moved into/toward the eye via the irrigation line.
Irrigation Line The fluid path within the handpiece that is used to allow the clean
balanced salt solution to travel from the bottle into the eye.
LCD The Liquid Crystal Display on the WHITESTAR SIGNATURE™
System.
Linear Variable Any switch on the footpedal that is used for Linear control. (Pitch or
Yaw.)
Long Pulse Phaco Power One of the available Phaco power delivery modes.
Low Power Pulse Phaco Power One of the available Phaco power delivery modes.
Max Vac (Maximum Vacuum) The value for a vacuum based fluidic is the lesser of 600 mmHg or
85% of the CASE Upper Threshold. The maximum value for a
peristaltic pump is 650 mmHg.
Motor Venting Used with both the FUSION™ Fluidics pack (OPO70) and the Dual
Linear (OPO71) pack. Driving the peristaltic pump in the reverse
direction to vent.
Multiple Burst Phaco Power One of the available Phaco power delivery modes.
NiMh Nickel-Metal Hydride. A type of rechargeable battery.
One-Touch CASE The ability to alter the CASE settings with a single press of a button.
The modes are +2, +1, Standard, -1, -2.
Operating Mode The current operating mode of the instrument. The modes are Phaco,
I/A, Vitrectomy, and Diathermy.
Pairing
The process of matching two BlueTooth
®
Devices, the console and
the remote control or the console and the wireless foot pedal, so that
they can communicate with one another.
Pars Plana Incision A surgical cut into the eyeball that passes through the sclera and the
pars plana area of the cilary body, between the pars plans and the ora
serrata. Common site for instruments used for Vitrectomy procedures.
Passive Reflux A small reflux from the aspiration line that occurs automatically when
the system vents. Historically, this has occurred on AMO
®
systems
that utilize valve venting.
Peristaltic A flow based pump.
Term Definition