Users Manual Part 1
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Nerve Integrity Monitor
1. Lock the castor wheels.
2. Slide the printer power isolator (Medtronic part # NIM4CC02 or NIM4CC03) into its cradle (opening on the right of the cradle)
underneath the bottom shelf of the NIM Vital cart (gure gures 1 and 2), with the label side up and the two cords facing the rear
of the cart.
3. Run the two cords to the rear of the cart, between the shelf and cart base (gure 3). Note: the user must route the printer cord
(male connector) to the right of the cart spine. The user must route the power cord (female connector) to the left of the cart
spine.
4. Using a counter-clockwise turn, unlock and open the drawer under the cart base at the rear of the cart.
5. Using the provided L-Key, remove the two screws and the metal plate from the cart base.
6. Open the cable duct on the cart’s spine.
7. Plug the power cord into one of the two open outlets on the power strip in the drawer (gure 4).
8. Place the power cord in the left-most channel ensuring that all the slack has been pulled out of the cord and reinstall the metal
plate to the cart base using the two screws.
9. Close the drawer and secure it by turning the knob clockwise.
10. Place the printer on the shelf and plug in the printer cord into the rear of the printer. See the “NIM Vital Compatible Accessories”
section of the “Technical Specications” topic for the list of compatible printers and their duty cycles, if applicable.
11. If needed, attach the optional power cord adapter that conforms to your printer’s power cord type.
NIM Probes and electrodes
Probes and electrode types recommended for use with the NIM Vital system.
Probes
Monopolar Ball Tip Probe.
Monopolar Standard Prass Flush Tip Probe.
Incrementing Monopolar Probe Handle.
Universal Monopolar Probe Handle.
Bipolar Side-by-Side Stimulating Probe
Bipolar Prass Flush Tip Stimulating Probe
Electrodes
NIM Trivantage EMG Endotracheal Tube.
NIM EMG Endotracheal Tube. Designed to monitor both vocal cords.
Paired Subdermal Electrodes. Non-insulated high performance electrodes with 2.5mm spacing.
FCC use only, not for Medical use