natus Camino ICP, User Manual

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CHAPTER 1 - System Overview
Indications for Use / Intended Use
The Camino ICP Monitor is indicated for use by qualified neurosurgeons or neurointensivists for measurement of
intracranial pressure and temperature.
Contraindications
The Camino ICP Monitor and its accessories are contraindicated for use in a Magnetic Resonance (MR)
environment.
Intended User
The Camino ICP Monitor is intended to be used by the following qualified medical and biomedical professionals:
• A qualified physician should perform the placement and handling of the catheters.
• Designated qualified hospital staff (e.g. neurosurgeon, nurse, intensivist, trauma physician, or physician’s
assistant) should perform the operation of the monitor.
Chapter 9 provides instructions for testing and maintaining the monitor. The procedures in this chapter are
intended to be performed by the hospital’s biomedical engineering staff.
Intended Patient Population
Patients undergoing treatment with this monitor under the cranial applications are expected to have had
a TBI, undergone a major neurosurgical procedure, or some other traumatic, ischemic or hemorrhagic
incident requiring controlled monitoring of ICP and brain temperature.