Safe Handling And Preparation; Safe Operation; Determining The Quintex® Plate Length; Bending The Quintex® Plate - B. Braun Aesculap Spine Quintex SC420R Gebrauchsanweisung/Technische Beschreibung

Aesculap
Quintex® anterior cervical plate system - Instruments
3.

Safe handling and preparation

The surgeon must have extensive and detailed knowledge of the stabiliza-
tion techniques for the cervical spine and its biomechanical properties.
The surgeon must also be familiar with the theory and practice of the rel-
evant surgical techniques for the Quintex® system.
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Ensure that the product and its accessories are operated and used only
by persons with the requisite training, knowledge, or experience.
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Read, follow, and keep the instructions for use.
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Observe the instructions for use for Quintex® plates and screws
(TA013366) and the corresponding operating manual (brochure no.
O91702).
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Use the product only in accordance with its intended use, see Intended
use.
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Remove the transport packaging and clean the new product, either
manually or mechanically, prior to its initial sterilization.
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Store any new or unused products in a dry, clean, and safe place.
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After each cleaning and disinfection process, make certain that the
product is clean, functional and undamaged.
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Prior to each use, inspect the product for loose, bent, broken, cracked,
worn, or fractured components.
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Do not use the product if it is damaged or defective. Set aside the prod-
uct if it is damaged.
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Replace any damaged components immediately with original spare
parts.
Art. no. Designation
FJ833RS Temporary fixation pin
The product is gamma-sterilized and supplied in sterile packaging.
The product must not be reused.
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Observe the additional handling instructions.
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Do not use the product if it is damaged or defective. Set aside the prod-
uct if it is damaged.
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Do not use the product after its use-by date.
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See TA009932 "ABC temporary fixation pins" for further information.
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4.

Safe operation

Risk of injury and/or malfunction!
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Always carry out a function check prior to using
the product.
WARNING
4.1 Determining the Quintex® plate length
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To determine the correct plate length, use caliper B or another appro-
priate means of measuring device.
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Use the scale to read the distance between the two ends.
The drag indicator stays in its position and indicates the measured
plate length, even if the arms of the caliper are closed again.
Note
The drag indicator must be returned to its initial position before each new
measurement.
4.2 Bending the Quintex® plate
The Aesculap Quintex® plates are supplied as pre-lordosed implants. They
can be bent by means of the plate bender. The bending zone is the area
between the pairs of holes within the bone graft window (window in the
plate).
Note
In order to prevent excessive or insufficient lordosis, the long Quintex®
plates should be bent in steps (one bending zone after another).
Damage to the Quintex® implant due to excessive
material stress!
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Quintex® plates should always be bent in one
CAUTION
direction only.
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Quintex® plates should never be bent back.
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Always use the plate bender A to bend a Quintex® plate 1.
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Quintex® plate 1 should only be bent longitudinally and within the
bending zone.
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Avoid small bending radii, bending back, notching, and scratching of
the Quintex® plate 1.
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Do not bend in the area of the pairs of holes.
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To increase the lordosis, place Quintex® plate 1 with the bending zone
positioned centrally between the two upper rolls of the plate bender A,
see Fig. 1.