Predictika · Surgical electrosurgery quotes

An AI sales agent's HelixAR quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for the CONMED HelixAR electrosurgical generator with argon beam coagulation (ABC) technology: the generator or system, the ABC handpieces and probes, the dissecting electrodes, the argon, the footswitch, the endoscope channel and trocar sizes, the discount and the net total the quote states. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how those products fit together and returns a verdict, every reason and the total it computed.

Scope: One HelixAR ABC quote: generator, handpieces and probes, dissecting electrodes, argon, footswitch, scope and trocar sizes, discount and the stated net total. See everything this validator covers

This validator models HelixAR ABC quotes, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Generator — the HelixAR generator set or system, or a generator the customer already owns, with the argon a new system needs.
  • Activation devices — hand control and foot control handpieces, the reusable handpiece and its single-use nozzle, laparoscopic probes, ABCFlex GI probes and dissecting electrodes, and the footswitch that foot control devices need.
  • Fit — the endoscope working channel for a GI probe, the trocar size for a laparoscopic probe, and which devices take dissecting electrodes.
  • Totals and approvals — the net total stated on the quote is compared with the modeled price; a discount above 10 percent, equipment the customer already owns and an unstated endoscope channel go to a person, and a discount above 20 percent is refused.

Any HelixAR ABC quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. The product names, catalog numbers and handpiece types follow CONMED's public web pages and brochures. CONMED publishes no prices here: the prices, the discount limits, the argon, footswitch, endoscope channel and trocar rules and the approvals are modeled from comparable products and are not published by CONMED.

The AI sales agentBuilds the quote from the conversation with the hospital and says it is ready to send.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Accessories that depend on other accessoriesOnly with care
A new system needs argon, foot control devices need a footswitch, a reusable handpiece needs a nozzle each and dissecting electrodes need a compatible handpiece, so one missing line blocks the quote.		Every dependency is checked in the same pass, whatever order the lines arrive.
Fit with the clinical setupOnly with care
A GI probe needs a large enough endoscope channel and a laparoscopic probe needs a large enough trocar, so a size stated elsewhere changes which probes are allowed.		The sizes are checked against the probes on every call.
A stated total that must match the computed oneOnly with workarounds
The price depends on the generator, every quantity and the discount, so a rule must recompute it and compare it with the stated figure.		The total is computed inside the model and compared with the stated one.
Approval bandsOnly with workarounds
A discount above 10 percent, equipment the customer already owns and an unstated endoscope channel are not refused but need a person, so each needs a third outcome besides yes and no.		The model returns allow, needs approval or block for each band.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, so the agent can fix them in a single pass.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The quote states a net total of $1,234.50 but the quoted products give $24,894.75.
2The quote has ABC handpieces, probes or electrodes but no HelixAR generator, new or existing.
3The quote relies on a generator the customer already owns; a person should confirm it is a HelixAR or other ABC-capable unit.
4A new HelixAR system needs argon (D-size cylinder) on the quote or a customer argon supply; the quote has neither.
5The quote has 3 foot-control handpiece(s) or probe(s) but no ABC footswitch, new or existing.
6Foot-control devices rely on a footswitch the customer already owns; a person should confirm it works with the generator.
7The reusable foot control handpiece (130500) needs a single-use ABC nozzle (130343) each; the quote has 2 handpiece(s) and 0 nozzle(s).
8Dissecting electrodes are used only with the Single Function, Angled foot control, nozzle-equipped reusable or 10 mm laparoscopic devices; the quote has none.
9The ABCFlex GI probe 133327 is for the System 7550, not the HelixAR; the quote has 1.
10The 2.3 mm ABCFlex GI probe needs an endoscope working channel of at least 2.8 mm; the stated channel is 2.0 mm.
11ABCFlex GI probes are quoted but no endoscope channel size is stated; a person should confirm the endoscope.
12The 10 mm laparoscopic ABC probe needs a 10 mm or larger trocar; the stated trocar is 5 mm.
13The discount is 15 percent; discounts over 10 percent need sales management approval.
14The discount is 25 percent; discounts over 20 percent cannot be quoted.
15The quote has no products.
16The 5 mm laparoscopic ABC probes need a 5 mm or larger trocar; the stated trocar is 4 mm.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. HelixAR set with many accessories: A HelixAR generator set with angled and reusable foot control handpieces, a GI probe, laparoscopic probes, dissecting electrodes and a 25 percent discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote the HelixAR generator set (60-8800-SET) with 4 units of hand control handpiece (130321), 3 units of Angled foot control handpiece (130345), 2 units of reusable foot control handpiece (130500), 2 units of 10 mm laparoscopic probe (130342), 1 ABCFlex GI probe (133270) and 5 units of dissecting electrode (139330). The endoscope channel is 2.0 mm. The trocar is 5 mm. The discount is 25 percent. The quote states a net total of $30,000.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • New system without argon. A new HelixAR system needs argon (D-size cylinder) on the quote or a customer argon supply; the quote has neither.
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  • Foot-control device without a footswitch. The quote has 8 foot-control handpiece(s) or probe(s) but no ABC footswitch, new or existing.
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  • Reusable handpiece without nozzle. The reusable foot control handpiece (130500) needs a single-use ABC nozzle (130343) each; the quote has 2 handpiece(s) and 0 nozzle(s).
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  • Endoscope channel too small. The 2.3 mm ABCFlex GI probe needs an endoscope working channel of at least 2.8 mm; the stated channel is 2.0 mm.
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  • Trocar too small for 10 mm probe. The 10 mm laparoscopic ABC probe needs a 10 mm or larger trocar; the stated trocar is 5 mm.
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  • Discount over 20 percent. The discount is 25 percent; discounts over 20 percent cannot be quoted.
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  • Stated net total does not match. The quote states a net total of $30,000.00 but the quoted products give $20,782.50.
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2. HelixAR set with many accessories: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote the HelixAR generator set (60-8800-SET) with 4 units of hand control handpiece (130321), 3 units of Angled foot control handpiece (130345), 2 units of reusable foot control handpiece (130500), 2 units of single-use nozzle (130343), 2 units of 10 mm laparoscopic probe (130342), 1 ABCFlex GI probe (133270), 5 units of dissecting electrode (139330), 2 units of argon cylinder (136050) and 1 wired footswitch. The endoscope channel is 3.2 mm. The trocar is 10 mm. The discount is 15 percent. The quote states a net total of $30,000.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Stated net total does not match. The quote states a net total of $30,000.00 but the quoted products give $24,195.25.
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  • Discount over 10 percent. The discount is 15 percent; discounts over 10 percent need sales management approval.
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3. HelixAR set with many accessories: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote the HelixAR generator set (60-8800-SET) with 4 units of hand control handpiece (130321), 3 units of Angled foot control handpiece (130345), 2 units of reusable foot control handpiece (130500), 2 units of single-use nozzle (130343), 2 units of 10 mm laparoscopic probe (130342), 1 ABCFlex GI probe (133270), 5 units of dissecting electrode (139330), 2 units of argon cylinder (136050) and 1 wired footswitch. The endoscope channel is 3.2 mm. The trocar is 10 mm. The discount is 10 percent. The quote states a net total of $25,618.50. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. List total $28,465.00, discount 10 percent, net total $25,618.50 (illustrative prices).
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4. Electrodes on the customer's own generator: Dissecting electrodes and Bend-a-Beam handpieces on a generator the customer already owns

    
The agent's request. Please quote a generator the customer already owns with 2 units of hand control handpiece (130321), 2 units of Bend-a-Beam handpiece (134006) and 5 units of dissecting electrode (139330). The discount is 0 percent. The quote states a net total of $925.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Dissecting electrode without a compatible handpiece. Dissecting electrodes are used only with the Single Function, Angled foot control, nozzle-equipped reusable or 10 mm laparoscopic devices; the quote has none.
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  • Existing generator to confirm. The quote relies on a generator the customer already owns; a person should confirm it is a HelixAR or other ABC-capable unit.
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5. Electrodes on the customer's own generator: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote the HelixAR generator set (60-8800-SET) with 2 units of hand control handpiece (130321), 2 units of Single Function handpiece (130344), 2 units of Bend-a-Beam handpiece (134006), 5 units of dissecting electrode (139330), 2 units of argon cylinder (136050) and 1 wired footswitch. The discount is 0 percent. The quote states a net total of $26,400.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. List total $26,400.00, discount 0 percent, net total $26,400.00 (illustrative prices).
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6. HelixAR system with a GI probe: A HelixAR system with an ABCFlex GI probe (133327)

    
The agent's request. Please quote the HelixAR system (60-8800-SYS) with 2 units of hand control handpiece (130321), 1 ABCFlex GI probe (133327), 2 units of argon cylinder (136050) and 1 wired footswitch. The discount is 0 percent. The quote states a net total of $28,335.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • ABCFlex GI probe for the System 7550. The ABCFlex GI probe 133327 is for the System 7550, not the HelixAR; the quote has 1.
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  • Endoscope channel not stated. ABCFlex GI probes are quoted but no endoscope channel size is stated; a person should confirm the endoscope.
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7. HelixAR system with a GI probe: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote the HelixAR system (60-8800-SYS) with 2 units of hand control handpiece (130321), 1 ABCFlex GI probe (133270), 2 units of argon cylinder (136050) and 1 wired footswitch. The endoscope channel is 3.2 mm. The discount is 0 percent. The quote states a net total of $28,335.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. List total $28,335.00, discount 0 percent, net total $28,335.00 (illustrative prices).
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares a quote for the CONMED HelixAR electrosurgical generator with argon beam coagulation (ABC) technology: the generator or system, the ABC handpieces and probes, the dissecting electrodes, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how those products fit together and returns a verdict, every reason and the total it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote the HelixAR generator set (60-8800-SET) with 4 units of hand control handpiece (130321), 3 units of Angled foot control handpiece (130345). The endoscope channel is 2.0 mm. The rest of the request is on screen. The quote states a net total of $30,000.00.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with seven findings, all in one answer. A new HelixAR system needs argon (D-size cylinder) on the quote or a customer argon supply; the quote has neither. The quote has 8 foot-control handpiece(s) or probe(s) but no ABC footswitch, new or existing. The reusable foot control handpiece (130500) needs a single-use ABC nozzle (130343) each; the quote has 2 handpiece(s) and 0 nozzle(s). The other four are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned seven blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other and against the stated total.
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  7. What this shows: for a stated total that must match the computed one, a rules-based CPQ can do this only with workarounds.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the endoscope channel to 3.2. It sets the single-use nozzle to 2, the argon cylinder to 2 and the wired footswitch to 1. Two more changes are on screen.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Still blocked, with one finding and one approval, all in one answer. The quote states a net total of $30,000.00 but the quoted products give $24,195.25.
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  12. Six findings cleared. Still blocking: stated net total does not match. A new approval needs a person: discount over 10 percent.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the discount to 10 percent and the net total stated on the quote to $25,618.50.
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  15. It calls the validator once more.
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  16. This time the validator clears it.
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  17. Both earlier findings are cleared.
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  18. Seven problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean $25,618.50 quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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