Viasys Neurodiagnostic Instruments Service Manual
Neurodiagnostic Instruments Service Manual
For Windows XP-based Endeavor CR, VikingQuest and VikingSelect Systems
February, 2005
Part Number 269-60350 1
Neurodiagnostic Instruments Service Manual
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| Chapter 1: Introduction | |
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| About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 1-1 |
| Regulatory Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 1-2 |
| Standard Notations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 1-2 |
| Safety Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 1-3 |
| Inspecting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 1-5 |
| Cleaning the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 1-5 |
| Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 1-5 |
| Chapter 2: System Overview | |
| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-1 |
| Test Modality Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-3 |
| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-3 |
| Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-3 |
| Electromyography (EMG). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-3 |
| Evoked Potentials (EP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-4 |
| Principles of Signal Averaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-5 |
| Types of Noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-5 |
| Reducing Noise Pickup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-6 |
| Neurodiagnostic Instrument - Generic Block Diagram . | . 2-7 |
| Patient Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-7 |
| Signal Conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-8 |
| Stimulators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-8 |
| Stimulus Pulse Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-9 |
| Analog-to-Digital Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-9 |
| Computer Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 2-9 |
| Endeavor CR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2-11 |
| VikingQuest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2-15 |
| VikingSelect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2-19 |
| Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2-25 |
| Chapter 3: Hardware Description | |
| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 3-1 |
| Cabling Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 3-3 |
| Endeavor CR Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 3-3 |
| VikingQuest Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 3-7 |
| VikingSelect Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-13 |
| System Carts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-19 |
| Power Supplies and Power Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-21 |
| Computer Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-29 |
Table Caption: This table of contents outlines a manual for neurodiagnostic instruments, covering introductory information, system overviews including test modalities and generic block diagrams, and detailed hardware descriptions. It also lists specific instrument models such as Endeavor CR, VikingQuest, and VikingSelect, along with software and cabling diagrams.
Neurodiagnostic Instruments Service Manual
| Desktop Peripherals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-37 |
|---|---|
| Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-37 |
| Serial ATA Hard Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-38 |
| CD-RW Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-38 |
| Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-40 |
| Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-40 |
| LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-40 |
| Multimedia Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-41 |
| Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-41 |
| Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-43 |
| Stimulus Pulse Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-45 |
| Visual Stimulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-47 |
| Auditory Stimulators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-49 |
| Electrical Stimulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-51 |
| Patient Signal Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-55 |
| Patient Signal Path - Endeavor CR . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-57 |
| Patient Signal Path - VikingQuest . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-59 |
| Patient Signal Path - VikingSelect . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3-61 |
| Chapter 4: Software Description | |
| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 4-1 |
| Windows XP Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 4-3 |
| VIASYS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4-11 |
| NicVue Database Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4-13 |
| Chapter 5: System Procedures | |
| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 5-1 |
| System Verification Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 5-3 |
| System Verification Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . 5-5 |
| Routine Backup and Maintenance Procedures. . | 5-13 |
| System Software Loading Summary . . . . . . . . . . | 5-21 |
| Endeavor CR Software Loading Procedure . . . . | 5-27 |
| VikingQuest Software Loading Procedure . . . . . | 5-29 |
| VikingSelect Software Loading Procedure . . . . . | 5-33 |
| NicVue Setup Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5-35 |
| Windows XP Repair Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5-39 |
| Windows XP Loading Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5-41 |
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