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Physician Lead Manual
OPTION B: Permanent Lead Trial
Removing the Needle
1. Cut down around the needle to access the supraspinous ligament.
2. Hold the lead distal to the needle hub to maintain lead position
during needle removal.
3. Carefully withdraw the insertion needle from the epidural space
by slowly pulling the needle up towards the proximal end of the
lead.
4. Continue to pull the needle back approximately one centimeter at
a time until the needle tip is exposed.