V6.0_2021-05-25
OPTIMAX 2010 Instructions for use
5160-0-0002
PROTEC GmbH & Co. KG, In den Dorfwiesen 14, 71720 Oberstenfeld, Germany
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1.2.2
Installation
NOTE
The installation of the automated X-ray film processor must be performed by
PROTEC Customer Service or a service authorized by it.
The automated X-ray film processor is intended for operation in a darkroom or in premises specially
darkened for this purpose.
For detailed information, please refer to the installation instructions of the automated X-ray film
processor.
Contact information of persons qualified by designation of the manufacturer to perform the installation
is available upon request from:
PROTEC GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
In den Dorfwiesen 14, 71720 Oberstenfeld
Telephone: +49 (0) 7062 – 92 55 0
Fax: +49 (0) 7062 – 92 55 60
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.protec-med.com
1.3
Performance Characteristics
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Memory for 2 programs
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Variable processing speed
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Adjustable dryer heating
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Overflow protection
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Water save mode selectable
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Compatible with all common types of film and chemicals
1.4
Intended Use
The automated X-ray film processor is intended for automatic development of X-ray films
in human medicine.
1.5
Clinical Benefit
The clinical benefit of using X-ray film processors is the development of X-ray films into two-
dimensional X-ray images for creation or specification of findings as a basis for treatment decisions.
In analog X-ray diagnostics, X-ray film processing plays a very important role and makes an essential
contribution to the application of this procedure. After the human body and the X-ray films have been
irradiated, the X-ray film is generated with the aid of chemicals. Only after X-ray film generation, the X-
ray films can be used for examination or diagnosis. Therefore, for the X-ray film processors, the general
clinical benefit is valid for analog conventional X-ray examinations within the intended use.
1.6
Patient Target Group(s)
As X-ray film processors are not intended for use on patients, no intended patient group can be
identified for them.
The intended patient group for a diagnostic X-ray imaging in human medicine includes all people for
whom a justifying indication for a medical X-ray has been given by a physician with the necessary
expertise in radiation protection.
There are no general or fundamental restrictions on the patient group regarding age, gender, origin
and patient condition.