Registration Instruments And Software Guidance - Brainlab Kolibri cranial Software User's Manual

Intraoperative Landmark Registration

Registration Instruments and Software Guidance

Registration You can perform intraoperative landmark registration using the pointer or the
Instruments
Landmarks are acquired/registered by holding the
slowly pivoting the pointer while keeping the tip in place.
Avoiding Skin Shift When registering intraoperative landmarks, hold the pointer or
the marker/landmark. This prevents inadvertent skin shifting caused by the force of the in-
strument.
Safety
Considerations
When using the pointer for registration, take care that the pointer tip does not
injure the patient. Blood vessels, eyes, etc., are not suitable for landmark regis-
tration.
Visual Software The number of intraoperative landmarks which can be registered is indicated by spheres in
Cues
the registration dialog.
Sphere Color
Blue
Gray
The software emits a beep each time you register a landmark.
Auditory Software
Cues
If you attempt to register the same landmark more than once, the software emits a lower
toned beep and does not re-register the point.
Software User Guide Rev. 1.0 Kolibri cranial/ENT Ver. 2.7
Softouch
Figure 32
Explanation
Registered landmarks
Unregistered landmarks
Softouch
or pointer tip to a landmark and
Softouch perpendicular to
.
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