ATEC
®
Breast Biopsy and Excision System:
Sapphire
™
Unit
Operator’s Manual
Notes on the MRI Environment
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The ATEC
®
Breast Biopsy and Excision System:
Sapphire
™
unit may be used to perform
biopsies under
ultrasound, stereotactic or MRI guidance.
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The ATEC
®
Breast Biopsy and Excision System:
Sapphire
™
unit console is
not
intended
for use in the MRI suite. The ATEC
®
Breast Biopsy and Excision System:
Sapphire
™
unit
console must reside outside of the MRI suite.
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The ATEC
®
footswitch, ATEC
®
MRI handpiece and ATEC
®
Introducer Localization System
are safe to use in the MRI suite.
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Suros offers a variety of disposable handpiece configurations.
However, when performing
MRI-guided breast biopsy procedures, an ATEC
®
MRI handpiece must be used. The
ATEC
®
Introducer Localization System is available for localizing the area targeted
for biopsy. The ATEC
®
MRI handpiece and ATEC
®
Introducer Localization System is
specifically designed for use in the MRI environment
.
ATEC
®
handpieces designed for use
with MRI guidance are compatible with the red receptacle marked “MRI” on the console.
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ATEC
®
handpieces designed for use with stereotactic (STX) and ultrasound (US)
guidance are compatible with the red receptacle marked “US/STX” on the console.
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The particular handpiece selected for use with ultrasound or stereotactic guidance
depends on user preference and the type of stereotactic system being used. Please refer
to the
Disposable Component Selection
section of this manual for additional guidance.
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A complete list of ATEC
®
handpieces and other disposables suited for MRI, stereotactic
or ultrasound-guided biopsy procedures is included in the
Components
section.
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