Attaching The Fixation Posts - Brainlab RT/RS Hardware User's Manual

IMMOBILIZATION HARDWARE
3.1.3

Attaching the Fixation Posts

Post Assembly Components
No.
How to Attach the Posts
Steps
Hardware User Guide Rev. 4.9 RT / RS Stereotactic Hardware
⑦
Component
①
Post fixator
②
Sliding washer
③
Screw
④
Guidance piece
⑤
Fixation post
⑥
Sliding nut
⑦
Front piece
Place the sliding washer ② over the screw ③, then insert the screw into the corre-
1.
sponding hole on the outside of the headring.
In the following order, slide the following onto the screw from the inside of the ring:
post fixator ①, guidance piece ④, post ⑤, and sliding nut ⑥.
2.
NOTE: Install the short fixation posts on the posterior side of the headring, and the
long fixation posts on the anterior side. Otherwise, Brainlab cannot guarantee a secure
fixation.
Tighten the screws with the supplied Allen wrench.
3.
NOTE: Loosening the screws allows adjustment of the posts.
①
②
④
⑤
⑥
Figure 24
③
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