User Manual

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Connecting the lead connector to the device
Keeping distance between leads
Implanting
1 Disconnect stylets and stylet guides.
2 DF-1/IS-1 connection:
Connect the DF-1 connector for the right-ventricular shock coil to RV.
Connect the DF-1 connector for the supraventricular shock coil to SVC. Or
connect a subcutaneous array to SVC.
DF4/IS-1 or DF4/IS4 connection:
Connect the DF4 connector to RV
3 DF-1/IS-1 connection:
Connect the bipolar IS-1 lead connector for the atrium to RA.
Connect the IS-1 lead connector for the right ventricle to RV.
Connect the unipolar or the bipolar IS-1 lead connector for the left ventricle
to LV.
DF4/IS-1 or DF4/IS4 connection:
Connect the bipolar IS-1 lead connector for the atrium to RA.
Connect the unipolar or the bipolar IS-1 lead connector for the left ventricle
to LV.
Or: Connect the quadripolar IS4 lead connector for the left ventricle to LV.
4 Push the lead connector into the header without twisting or bending the
connector or conductor until the connector tip (on the DF-1 connector) or the
insertion indicator (on the DF4 /IS4 connector) becomes visible behind the set
screw block. This indicator can vary depending on the manufacturer of the lead
used.
5 If you cannot easily plug the lead connector into the connection:
Use only sterile water as lubricant.
6 If the lead connector cannot be inserted completely, the set screw may be
protruding into the drill hole of the set screw block.
Use the screwdriver to perpendicularly pierce through the slitted point in
the center of the silicone plug until it reaches the set screw.
Carefully loosen the set screw without completely unscrewing it, so that it
does not become tilted upon retightening.
7 Turn the set screw clockwise until torque control starts (you will hear a clicking
sound).
8 Carefully withdraw the screwdriver without retracting the set screw.
In case of IS-1 connections with two set screws, tighten both screws!
When the screwdriver is withdrawn, the silicone plug automatically seals
the lead connector port safely.
W
WARNING
Inadequate therapy
When leads are not spaced sufficiently apart or are positioned inappropriately, this
can lead to far-field sensing or insufficient defibrillation.
The distance between 2 shock coils must be greater than 6 cm.
Tip and ring electrodes must not have contact with each other.
1 Prepare the vein.
2 Implant the leads, perform the measurements, and fixate the leads.
3 Form the device pocket.
4 Connect the lead connector to the device.
5 Insert the device.
6 Guide the fixation suture through the opening in the header and fixate the
device in the prepared device pocket.
7 Close the device pocket.
8 Check the device with standard tests.