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Planmeca ProMax User Manual

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  • Page 1 Planmeca ProMax ® 3D Max with ProTouch user's manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    10.2 Taking an exposure of an impression or plaster cast ..........44 SETTINGS ......................47 11.1 User settings ........................ 47 CLEANING .....................50 SERVICE ......................50 DISPOSAL .....................51 HELP MESSAGES ..................52 ERROR MESSAGES ..................54 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 1 User’s Manual...
  • Page 4 IEC 60364 - equipment is used according to the operating instructions Planmeca pursues a policy of continual product development. Although every effort is made to produce up-to-date product documentation this publication should not be regarded as an infallible guide to current specifications. We reserve the right to make changes without prior notice.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    The 3D face photo can be used for patient education or in order to follow the results of medical treatments. You need a PC with the Planmeca Romexis program in order to save, view and modify the images. Make sure that you are fully acquainted with the appropriate radiation protection measures and these instructions before you use the X-ray unit.

  • Page 6: Associated Documentation

    These manuals are intended to be used in conjunction with the documentation for the Planmeca Romexis program. The Romexis package contains the following manuals: • User’s Manual, Original English publication: 10014593 • Installation Manual, Original English publication: 10014600 2 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Symbols On Product Labels

    CAUTION The patient positioning lights are laser lights. Do not stare into the laser beam. CAUTION If an exposure is interrupted (e.g. exposure button is released or emergency stop button activated), the patient must be guided away Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 8 The cooling time indicates the delay before the next exposure can be taken. NOTE If the X-ray system is not connected to an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), disconnect the system from mains during lightning storms. 4 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 9 NOTE Contact your service technician if you have taken an exposure but the image does not appear in the Planmeca Romexis program. The last ten images can be manually imported into Romexis. NOTE Never place or hang any objects on any part of the X- ray unit.

  • Page 10: Switching X-Ray Unit On

    The on / off switch is located on the underside of the stationary column top. On / off switch NOTE To prolong the lifetime of the X-ray unit, always switch the X-ray unit off when it is not in active use. 6 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Main Parts

    MAIN PARTS MAIN PARTS General view of X-ray system X-ray unit Planmeca Romexis program 3D reconstruction PC Ethernet Printer Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 7 User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: General View Of X-Ray Unit

    MAIN PARTS General view of X-ray unit C-arm Emergency stop Sensor button Patient support table Patient handles Patient positioning Stationary column controls Touch screen Telescopic column Chair (included in delivery) 8 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Patient Supports

    MAIN PARTS Patient supports 6.3.1 Head supports (A or B) Adjustable head support Head band 25 Temple pads for children Support bars Support bars Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 9 User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Exposure Switch

    2) Continuous green = During exposure yellow radiation warning lights illuminate Ready on the exposure switch and on the touch screen. They 3) Yellow = Radiation indicate that the X-ray unit is generating radiation. 10 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Emergency Stop Button

    A help message will appear on the touch screen. Guide the patient away from the X-ray unit. Then release the emergency stop button. The X-ray unit will automatically restart. Emergency stop button Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 11 User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Touch Screen

    To deselect an option, touch the button or field again (or select an other option if available). NOTE Do not use sharp objects to operate the touch screen. Function selected Function not selected 12 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 NOTE You can switch demo mode on if you wish to practice or demonstrate the functions of the X-ray unit without radiation (Service spanner > User > 1300 Operational settings > 1310 User Mode > 1311 Set Demo Mode). Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 13 User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Patient Positioning Controls

    Clear any obstruction before moving the column again. Stop plate NOTE When positioning wheelchair patients always first move the X-ray unit down before you position the patient in the unit. 14 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 The X-ray unit moves slowly when you press the up / down button. The height of the patient support table is not changed, i.e. the patient remains in the same position. Down Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 15 User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Programs

    Ø100 x H90 mm Ø130 x H55 mm Ø130 x H90 mm FACE Ø100 x H130 mm Ø130 x H130 mm Ø130 x H160 mm SKULL Ø230 x H160 mm Ø230 x H260 mm 16 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Ear Nose Throat

    Ø100 x H90 mm VERTEBRAE Ø100 x H90 mm Ø100 x H130 mm 3D Models 7.3.1 Volume size Program Ø80 mm IMPRESSION Ø80 x H40 mm PLASTER CAST Ø80 x H40 mm Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 17 User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: Patient Exposure

    Insert the support bars into the holes in the patient support table and secure them in position by tightening the locking knobs. Locking knobs Patient support table NOTE Ensure that you insert the support bars the right way round. 18 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 23 Ensure that you slide the temple pads as far up as they will go. NOTE Use temple pads on both sides (not on one side only). Temple pads for children Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 19 User’s Manual...
  • Page 24 Chin cup Insert the chin cup into the adapter. Insert the adapter into the holes in the middle of the patient support table. Adapter 8.1.2 Preparing Planmeca Romexis First select the patient. 20 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Selecting Exposure Settings

    3D PATIENT EXPOSURE Then click the 3D capture button. Refer to the Planmeca Romexis User’s Manual for details on Romexis functions. Selecting exposure settings Refer to section 6.6 “Touch screen” on page 12 for general information on how to make or cancel selections on the touch screen.
  • Page 26 The exposure values have been preset at the factory for each patient size and image resolution. The preset exposure values are average values and they are only meant to guide the user. 22 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 Factory presets for image resolutions Normal, HD, Hi Res and Endo in other programs PATIENT SIZE kV VALUE mA VALUE Child (XS) Small adult (S) Medium-sized adult (M) Large adult (L) 12.5 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 23 User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 Select view Skull Face NOTE You can select one or more options. If all three buttons are gray (no option selected), the screen shows the preset volume positions for the selected program. 24 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 Use the second button on the left of the screen to select the jaw half that you wish to expose. Select volume height Select jaw half (lower / upper / both halves) NOTE The available options depend on the selected program. Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 25 User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 X-ray image. Select the last button on the left of the screen to take both images at the same time. Select 3D face photo 26 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Preparing Patient

    NOTE If needed, the full view position (right button) can be disabled (Service spanner > User > 1300 Operational settings > 1330 Patient positioning). This might be necessary if there is no space for the C-arm to move back. Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 27 User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 3. Ask the patient to grasp the patient handles. 4. Check that the patient’s head is firmly positioned in the head support. • You can adjust the head support by turning the adjusting knob at the top. 28 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Adjusting Volume Position

    Touch the thumb wheel on the underside of the patient support table. • Press any of the positioning controls (button or joystick). Thumb wheel The lights will automatically switch off after two minutes. Positioning controls Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 29 User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 (front light) and on the left side (side light) of the patient’s head. Side light (Y laser) Volume center lights: Front light (X laser) Image volume 30 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 NOTE Image volumes with large diameters (Ø > 100 mm) are slightly offset towards the column. These image volumes cannot be moved to the left or right. Ø > 100 mm Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 31 User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 (side light = Y laser) Back Positioning joystick (side light = Y laser) Image volume Front NOTE In skull images (Ø230 mm) the side light (Y laser) cannot be adjusted by moving the thumb wheel. 32 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Taking A Scout Image Or 2D Views (Lat, Pa Or Lat-Pa)

    1. Select the view you wish to take. To take LAT-PA views, select both buttons (LAT and PA). The selected option is shown on the top of the forward button. Select scout or 2D view Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 33 User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 Then take a new exposure as described above. Repeat the procedure until the image volume is in the correct place. Lat-PA NOTE Scout images are not saved in the Planmeca Romexis program. 34 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Taking A 3D Exposure

    You hear a fast ticking sound when the photo is taken. NOTE Do not release the exposure button before the end of the last exposure. Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 35 User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 If you took two image volumes you must accept the image stitching function in the Planmeca Romexis program. Refer to the Romexis User’s Manual. 6. Guide the patient away from the X-ray unit. 36 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Face Photo

    1. Select the patient entry position as described in section 8.4.1 “Selecting patient entry position” on page 2. Guide the patient to the X-ray unit. The patient can sit or stand during the exposure. Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 37 User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 (side light = Y laser) NOTE When you adjust the light position the positioning light moves on the patient’s face. The positioning light on the illustration does not move according to your adjustment. 38 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Taking A 3D Face Photo

    You hear a fast ticking sound when the photo is taken. 4. The photo is shown on the computer screen. 5. Guide the patient away from the X-ray unit. Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 39 User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: 3D Model Exposure

    3. Let the material set. The setting time depends on the material used. Wait slightly longer than recommended in the instructions supplied by the manufacturer to ensure proper hardening. 40 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 2. Select the forward field on the touch screen. The positioning lights (volume center lights, volume bottom light and incisor light) come on. The volume center Forward field lights cross in the middle of the image volume. Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 41 User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 Volume center lights Calibration cup on polystyrene disc 4. In the Planmeca Romexis program, click 3D > Model Capture. Refer to the Planmeca Romexis User’s Manual for details on Romexis functions. 5. Click the option Add Material in the window that appears.
  • Page 47 Additionally, a radiation warning symbol is shown on the touch screen. Note that the exposure lasts longer than a 3D patient exposure. 3. In the Planmeca Romexis program, enter a name for this material and click OK. NOTE The calibration exposure values are automatically included at the beginning of the name.

  • Page 48: Taking An Exposure Of An Impression Or Plaster Cast

    4. Select the forward field on the touch screen. The positioning lights (volume center lights, volume bottom light and incisor light) come on. The volume center Forward field lights cross in the middle of the image volume. 44 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 NOTE FOR PLASTER CASTS Move the C-arm up about 13 mm (0.5 in.) by pressing the image volume up button. 6. In the Planmeca Romexis program, click 3D > Model Capture. Refer to the Planmeca Romexis User’s Manual for details on Romexis functions.
  • Page 50 Note that the exposure lasts longer than a 3D patient exposure. 3. The image is shown on the computer screen. NOTE The Romexis function Model Capture creates surface models (instead of voxel data images). 46 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Settings

    To return to the main view, select the service spanner at the top left corner. 11.1 User settings 11.1.1 Language (1100) To change the language, select User > 1100 Language. Then select the language you wish to use. Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 47 User’s Manual...
  • Page 52 Select User > 1200 Time and Date > 1210 Set System Time and Time / Date Display Format > Change System Time. Then use the plus and minus buttons to change the time. 48 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 Select User > 1200 Time and Date > 1220 Change System Date. Then select the day or use the arrow buttons to change the month or year. Next year Previous year Next month Previous month Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 49 User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Cleaning

    To guarantee patient and user safety and to ensure consistent image quality the X-ray unit must be checked and recalibrated by a qualified Planmeca service technician once a year or after every 10 000 exposures if this is sooner. 50 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Disposal

    - plastic PUR, other plastics Motors Component boards Cables, Copper, transformers steel, transformer oil X-ray tube Packing Wood, cardboard, paper, polystyrene Sensor Return sensor to Planmeca. Other parts Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 51 User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Help Messages

    Clear any obstruction before because the C-arm cannot be moved continuing. lower. H150 Height movement was stopped Clear any obstruction before because the patient support table continuing. cannot be moved lower. 52 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 PC are switched on. communication. H195 The 3D Model programs must not be Use the 3D Model programs for used for patient imaging. taking exposures of impressions or plaster casts only. Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 53 User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Error Messages

    Guide the patient away from the X-ray unit. Then clear the message by touching the green check mark. 54 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS NOTE: SEE TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR USER’S STATEMENT 17.1 Technical data for Planmeca ProMax product family Classification: • Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC (Class IIb) • IEC 60601-1 Class I, type B • CISPR 11 Class B Resonant-mode, DSP-controlled, 80...160 kHz,...
  • Page 60 3D Plus / 3D Mid: 1.38, 1.44 or 1.80 3D Max: 1.38, 1.41 or 1.80 • 2D / 3D s / 3D Classic: 1.2 - 1.5 3D Plus / 3D Mid: 1.4 - 1.8 56 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 10 - 90% RH (non-condensing) • Air pressure 700 - 1060 hPa Storage: • Temperature -10°C - +50°C • Relative humidity 10 - 90% RH (non-condensing) • Air pressure 700 - 1060 hPa Operating: Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 57 User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Original Manufacturer

    (no windows in the room) • No green objects next to X-ray 17.2 Original manufacturer PLANMECA Oy, Asentajankatu 6, FIN-00880 Helsinki, FINLAND Phone: +358 20 7795 500, Fax: +358 20 7795 555, www.planmeca.com 58 Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Dimensions In Mm (In.)

    NOTE The maximum height can be adjusted to suit offices with low ceiling. Width Depth Height Planmeca ProMax 3D Max 1560 mm 1740 mm 2490 mm 62 in. 69 in. 98 in. Planmeca ProMax 3D Max with ProTouch 59 User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 Planmeca Oy | Asentajankatu 6 | 00880 Helsinki | Finland tel. +358 20 7795 500 | fax +358 20 7795 555 | sales@planmeca.com | www.planmeca.com...

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