Affirm Instructions for Use
Chapter 1
—
General Information
System Description
Part Number MAN-02866
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Chapter 1
General Information
1.0 System
Description
The
Affirm
attaches
to
the
Selenia
Dimensions.
A
biopsy
device
attaches
to
the
Affirm.
X
‐
and
Y
‐
axes
motors
in
the
Affirm
move
the
biopsy
device
left
or
right
and
forward
or
back.
Z
‐
axis
movement
is
manual.
The
Affirm
Biopsy
system
has
two
main
components:
•
Biopsy
Guidance
Module
•
Biopsy
Control
Module
The
Tube
Arm
on
the
Selenia
Dimensions
moves
separately
from
the
Compression
Arm
to
allow
the
acquisition
of
stereotactic
images
for
the
procedure.
Refer
to
the
Instructions
for
Use
for
the
Selenia
Dimensions
for
complete
information
about
that
system.
Affirm
licensing
displays
on
the
AWS
screen
as
ʺ
Stereo
Licensed
ʺ
.
Refer
to
Licensing
Setup
in
System
Tools
of
the
Operating
System.
Figure
1:
Affirm
on
the
Selenia
Dimensions
Figure
Legend
1.
Biopsy
Guidance
Module
2.
Biopsy
Control
Module
