Preparation before surgery
Leica M220 F12 / Ref. 10 716 922 / Version 03 15
7 Preparation before surgery
7.1 Transportation
WARNING
Danger of injury due to:
• uncontrolled lateral movement of the arm system,
• tilting of the stand,
• trapping of feet in lightweight shoes beneath the
casing of the base.
• Abrupt braking of the surgical microscope at a
threshold that cannot be crossed.
X
For transportation, always move the Leica M220 F12
surgical microscope into the transport position.
X
Never move the stand while the unit is extended.
X
Never roll the stand or OP equipment over the cables
lying on the floor.
X
Always push the Leica M220 F12 surgical microscope;
never pull it.
CAUTION
Feet in lightweight shoes can become trapped beneath the
base of the stand!
X
Always push the surgical microscope; never pull it.
CAUTION
Surgical microscope can move without warning!
X
Always secure the footbrakes when you are not moving
the system.
CAUTION
Surgical microscope can tilting without warning.
X
Always push the surgical microscope in park positon
carefully.
Locking the swing arm
X
Position the swing arm (1) approximately horizontally.
X
Tighten the brake knob for locking the vertical position (2).
The swing arm is now locked.
X
Release the articulation brakes (3) and fold up the swing arm.
Due to the rotation stop, the swing arm can be moved in one
direction only using the horizontal arm.
X
Move the surgical microscope into transport position and
tighten the articulation brakes.
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5
3
2
1
4
Transporting surgical microscope and securing it in a new
location
X
Unplug the power plug from the instrument.
X
Remove the footswitches from the instrument.
X
Step on the footbrake engage/release lever (4) to release the
footbrakes.
X
Push the surgical microscope to its installation location at the
column (5).
X
Lock the footbrakes at the installation location.
