Training And Documentation - Brainlab CURVE System And Technical User Manual

GENERAL INFORMATION
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Training and Documentation

Brainlab Training
Before using the system, all users must participate in a mandatory training program held by a
Brainlab authorized representative to ensure safe and appropriate use.
Supervised Support
Before using the system for surgical procedures where computer-aided navigation is considered
critical, perform a sufficient number of complete procedures together with a Brainlab
representative.
Responsibility
Warning
This system solely provides assistance to the surgeon and does not substitute or replace
the surgeon's experience and/or responsibility during its use. It must always be possible
for the user to proceed without the assistance of the system.
Only trained medical personnel may operate system components and accessory instrumentation.
Extended OR Time
Brainlab Navigation Systems are sensitive technical equipment. Depending upon OR setup,
patient positioning, calculation durations and complexity, surgery duration using navigation may
vary. It is up to the user to decide whether a potential prolongation is acceptable for the respective
patient and treatment.
Reading User Guides
This guide describes complex medical software or medical devices that must be used with care.
It is therefore important that all users of the system, instrument or software:
• Read this guide carefully before handling the equipment
• Have access to this guide at all times
This User Guide
This user guide provides both a description of how to use the system and a technical reference.
Disregarding the information in this user guide (including warnings and cautions) is considered
abnormal use.
Available User Guides
NOTE: Available user guides vary depending upon the Brainlab product. If you have questions
regarding the user guides you received, please contact Brainlab support.
User Guide
Software User Guides
Hardware User Guides
System and Technical User Guide Rev. 1.0 Curve Dual Navigation Station Ver. 1.2
Contents
• Overview of treatment planning and image-guided navigation
• Description of OR system setup
• Detailed software instructions
Detailed information on radiotherapy and surgical hardware, typi-
cally defined as large complex instruments
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