Zeiss OPMI Lumera i, Instructions For Use Manual

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Version 8.0
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OPMI Lumera i Safety measures
During use
• Only use the system after it has been properly balanced.
• Constantly monitor the system during use.
• Excessive radiation exposure times may lead to retinal injury in the patient’s
eye. Never leave the device unattended while its light source is switched on.
• Avoid looking directly into the light source, e.g., into the microscope
objective lens or light guide.
• When the illumination is switched on, there is a risk of fire or you may burn
yourself if the light guide is not connected at both ends.
• Any type of radiation has a damaging effect on biological tissue. This is
also true for the light illumination the surgical field. You should therefore
reduce the brightness and the light exposure time to the absolute
minimum required.
• Phototoxic effect of light beams. When operating on the eye, always use
the retina protection filter (blue barrier filter) installed in the light source
and/or the retina protection device to ensure that the patient’s eye is not
exposed to unnecessary (blue) radiation.
• Adjust the illumination intensity and the resulting radiation exposure time by
selecting the appropriate illumination setting. The values recommended by
ZEISS are located in the table “Maximum radiation exposure times” on
Page 20. Deviations from these values must be medically justified and are the
sole responsibility of the surgeon.
• Cables which are not appropriately routed may lead to an increased risk
of tripping during operation of the system. Always route cables so that
they do not hinder the user.
After every use
• Use the main power switch to switch off the system.
• The main power switch must always be off when the system is not in use.