User's Manual

Cardiac Airbag Technical Manual 63
Performing device-based testing measurements
to position the
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indicates good
4. Airbag is automatically interrogated.
5. Press Start Follow-Up to automatically interrogate
the device. Battery status, sensing, lead
pisode counters are
7. ing Impedance values are within an
8.
9. test.
10. a summary of
12. ician.
1. Press Implant List button.
2. Place a sterile cover over the programming wand
and instruct the implanting physician
wand over the device
3. A green flashing light on the wand
telemetry communication
Cardiac
impedance, and e
automatically verified.
6. Check R-wave Amplitudes (greater than 5 mV).
Verify pac
acceptable range (300-1000Ω).
Verify Battery Status is OK.
Perform a
Pacing Threshold
Press Resume Follow-up to print out
these baseline measurements.
11. Enable VT/VF Detection.
Verify ICD settings with implanting phys
Performing 1 J test shock
1. Verify external defibrillation is available.
2. Verify testing sequence with implanting physician.
3. Press Tests button.
4. Select DFT Test tab.
5. Ensure wand is over the device and good telemetry
communication is established.
6. Press 1 J Test Shock and press OK to deliver a
synchronized low-energy shock (1 Joule test shock)
to confirm adequate shock coil impedance.
7. Confirm Shock Impedance values are within an
acceptable range (30-120Ω).