Intended Use - Civco ACCUCARE Manual Del Usuario

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INTENDED USE

The equipment is intended to hold and manipulate ultrasound imaging probes during prostate brachytherapy, cryotherapy, transperineal template-guided
biopsy, and/or fiducial marker placement procedures (including volume determination of the prostate gland), and/or the application of radionuclide
source(s) into the body during brachytherapy.
SETTING UP STEPPER
1. Attach stepper to stabilizer using hex shaft connection. Secure by tightening locking knob.
NOTE: Connection may be inserted into either side of stepper.
2. Open the cradle latch.
3. Place and orient validated transducer into the cradle.
4. Close cradle latch and tighten knob.
5. Loosen grid rail locking knobs and pull back on grid rail handle so grid platform is out of the way for initial transducer positioning.
6. Center stepper using longitudinal movement knob.
7. Insert cradle extension into cradle, if required.
ADJUSTING THE STEPPER
1. Grasp the transducer handle and loosen locking control knob on stabilizer.
2. Install sterile drape (See Drape instruction).
3. Install grid (See Grid instruction).
4. Obtain satisfactory transducer position and starting image.
WARNING
Before using assembled equipment, verify needle position is correctly aligned with grid display on the ultrasound monitor. If needle position is not
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correctly aligned with display, adjust grid platform.
ADJUSTING AND SECURING GRID PLATFORM
1. Loosen Vertical Adjustment Screws with the provided hex wrench (3/32"). Align needle with the grid display on ultrasound monitor by turning the
Vertical Adjustment Knob until the vertical needle position is correctly aligned with display. Tighten Vertical Adjustment Screws.
2. Loosen Horizontal Adjustment Screw with the provided hex wrench (3/32"). Align needle with the grid display on ultrasound monitor by turning the
Horizontal Adjustment Knob until the horizontal needle position is correctly aligned with display. Tighten Horizontal Adjustment Screw.
Multi-Purpose Workstation™ Stepper
I. Stabilizer
II. Hex Shaft Connection
III. Locking knob
I. Cradle Extension
II. Cradle
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