User's Manual Part 1

Draping
da Vinci
®
Si™
6-12
DRAFT/PRE-RELEASE/CONFIDENTIAL 10/9/14
6.4 Camera Arm Draping Procedure
Before you begin draping the camera arm, the sterile person should move the draped
instrument arms away from the camera arm, to provide plenty of room to walk between the
arms.
Note: Before draping the camera arm, make sure you install the correct endoscope
cann
ul
a mount based on which endoscope cannula will be used during the procedure.
Refer to the Instruments and Accessories User Manual for more information.
Note: The blue band on the drape indicates the sterility barrier. If a non-sterile person is
assisting in installation of the drape, he/she must not grasp the drape anywhere beyond
the blue band.
To begin draping the camera arm:
1. C
irculating Nurse: Del
iver the camera arm drape to the scrub nurse in sterile fashioning
the arrow-side facing up.
2. Scrub Nurse: Un
fold the drape on a sterile table and remove the white retainer from the
sterile adapter.
Figure 6.15 Unfold camera arm drape and remove white retainer
Remove