Reprocessing
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Reprocessing
6.1 Disassembly for reprocessing
WARNING
- Before disassembly, ALWAYS ensure to remove all components like the Biopsy
Needle from within the brain.
- During disassembly, ALWAYS hold the Precision Targeting Guide with one hand
before loosening the central knob of the Precision Targeting Arm with the other
hand and then move the arm away from the patient.
- Clean and sterilize the instrument before first and every use. Refer to the Guide
for Cleaning and Steam-Based Sterilization.
1. Remove the sleeve by pressing the Tracker Sleeve push button.
2. Remove the Tracker Sleeve from the Precision Targeting Guide by pressing the
Precision Targeting Guide push button.
3. R emove the Navigation Spheres from the Tracker Sleeve.
4. Remove the Precision Targeting Guide from the Precision Targeting Arm by
pressing the quick connect button.
5. Remove the Precision Targeting Arm from the Arm Connector Component by
loosening the starburst knob.
6. Remove the Arm Connector Component from the skull clamp.
7. Remove the Drill Depth Stopper from the Twist Drill/Elite attachment by
unlocking the Drill Depth Stopper knob.
8. Where appropriate, put all the instruments back into the Precision Targeting
System Insert Tray at their designated location.
6.2 Reprocessing instructions
This section contains only product-specific information. For general reprocessing
instructions, safety notes, and reprocessing equipment, refer to the G
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Where instructions between this document and the GCDS differ, follow this
document.
The cleaning group of each instrument according to the GCDS is:
Part
Precision Targeting Guide
Tracker Sleeve Body
Needle Sleeve
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