What are the requirements for equipment flexibility?
• Allows the operator to sit, stand or sit-stand in function • Allows the assistant and to a lesser extent the operator to sit, stand or sit-stand in function • Permits work from 7° to 1° for right handed operators (11° to 5° for left handers) • A flexible equipment layout should not place dynamic instruments to the side or rear of the operator or assistant except in very special situations (but please don’t do it — you don’t need to) • Equipment flexibility is most easily accomplished with over-the-patient or over-the-head equipment
