User's Manual
Table Of Contents
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- Additional Technical Information
- Device Description
- Therapies
- Leads
- PRM System
- Related Information
- Indications and Usage
- Contraindications
- WARNINGS
- General
- Labeling knowledge . Read this manual thoroughly before implanta
- For single patient use only . Do not reuse, reprocess, or rester
- Backup defibrillation protection . Always have external defibril
- Resuscitation availability . Ensure that an external defibrillat
- Separate pulse generator . Do not use this pulse generator with
- Handling
- Programming and Device Operations
- Post-Implant
- Protected environments . Advise patients to seek medical guidanc
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exposure . Do not expose a pati
- Diathermy . Do not subject a patient with an implanted pulse gen
- Ensure PTM is enabled . If desired, ensure that Patient Triggere
- Magnet Response set to Inhibit Therapy . Once the Patient Trigge
- General
- PRECAUTIONS
- Clinical Considerations
- Sterilization and Storage
- If package is damaged . The blister trays and contents are steri
- If device is dropped . Do not implant a device which has been dr
- Storage temperature and equilibration . Recommended storage temp
- Device storage . Store the pulse generator in a clean area away
- Use by date . Implant the pulse generator and/or lead before or
- Implantation
- Expected benefits . Determine whether the expected device benefi
- Evaluate patient for surgery . There may be additional factors r
- Lead compatibility . Prior to implantation, confirm the lead-to-
- Telemetry wand . Make sure a sterile telemetry wand is available
- Line-powered equipment . Exercise extreme caution if testing lea
- Replacement device . Implanting a replacement device in a subcut
- Do not bend the lead near the lead-header interface . Insert the
- Absence of a lead . The absence of a lead or plug in a lead port
- Electrode connections . Do not insert a lead into the pulse gene
- Defibrillation lead impedance . If total shocking lead impedance
- Shunting energy . Do not allow any object that is electrically c
- Do not suture directly over lead . Do not suture directly over t
- Device Programming
- Device communication . Use only the designated PRM and software
- STAT PACE settings . When a pulse generator is programmed to STA
- Pacing and sensing margins . Consider lead maturation in your ch
- Proper programming of the shock vector . If the Shock Vector is
- Programming for supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (SVTs) . Deter
- Adaptive-rate pacing . Rate Adaptive Pacing should be used with
- Ventricular refractory periods (VRPs) in adaptive-rate pacing .
- Shock waveform polarity . For IS-1/DF-1 leads, never change the
- Tachy Mode to Off . To prevent inappropriate shocks, ensure that
- Atrial oversensing . Take care to ensure that artifacts from the
- ATR entry count . Exercise care when programming the Entry Count
- ATR exit count . Exercise care when programming the Exit Count t
- Proper programming without an atrial lead . If an atrial lead is
- Sensing adjustment . Following any sensing range adjustment or a
- Patients hear tones coming from their devices . Patients should
- Patient use of patient triggered monitor . Determine if the pati
- Patient initiate stored EGM . Consider having the patient initia
- Environmental and Medical Therapy Hazards
- Hospital and Medical Environments
- Mechanical ventilators . During mechanical ventilation, respirat
- Conducted electrical current . Any medical equipment, treatment,
- Internal defibrillation . Do not use internal defibrillation pad
- External defibrillation . It can take up to 15 seconds for sensi
- Lithotripsy . Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) may c
- Ultrasound energy . Therapeutic ultrasound (e.g., lithotripsy) e
- Electrical interference . Electrical interference or “noise” fro
- Radio frequency (RF) interference . RF signals from devices that
- Central line guidewire insertion . Use caution when inserting gu
- Home and Occupational Environments
- Follow-up Testing
- Explant and Disposal
- Supplemental Precautionary Information
- Potential Adverse Events
- Mechanical Specifications
- Table 2. Mechanical Specifications - DYNAGEN Extended Longevity
- Table 3. Mechanical Specifications - DYNAGEN MINI ICDs
- Table 4. Mechanical Specifications - INOGEN Extended Longevity (
- Table 5. Mechanical Specifications - INOGEN MINI ICDs
- Table 6. Mechanical Specifications - ORIGEN Extended Longevity (
- Table 7. Mechanical Specifications - ORIGEN MINI ICDs
- Items Included in Package
- Symbols on Packaging
- Characteristics as Shipped
- X-Ray Identifier
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Pulse Generator Longevity
- Warranty Information
- Product Reliability
- Patient Counseling Information
- Lead Connections
- CAUTION: Prior to implantation, confirm the lead-to-pulse genera
- Figure 2. Lead connections and setscrew locations, RA: IS-1, RV:
- Figure 3. Lead connections and setscrew locations, RV: DF4-LLHH
- Figure 4. Lead connections and setscrew locations, RA: IS-1, RV:
- Figure 5. Lead connections and setscrew locations, RV: IS-1/DF-1
- Implanting the Pulse Generator
- CAUTION: The absence of a lead or plug in a lead port may affect
- CAUTION: Do not suture directly over the lead body, as this may
- WARNING: For leads that require the use of a Connector Tool, use
- Table 12. Lead measurements
- WARNING: For leads that require the use of a Connector Tool, use
- WARNING: Do not contact any other portion of the DF4–LLHH or DF4
- CAUTION: For IS-1/DF-1 leads, never change the shock waveform po
- CAUTION: Do not insert a lead into the pulse generator connector
- Figure 6. Inserting the torque wrench
- CAUTION: Insert the lead terminal straight into the lead port. D
- CAUTION: The absence of a lead or plug in a lead port may affect
- CAUTION: To prevent inappropriate shocks, ensure that the pulse
- CAUTION: Take care to ensure that artifacts from the ventricles
- CAUTION: If total shocking lead impedance during implant is less
- CAUTION: To prevent inappropriate shocks, ensure that the pulse
- WARNING: Always have external defibrillation equipment available
- Induce the Patient’s Arrhythmia
- Perform the Induction
- Determine DFT
- Bidirectional Torque Wrench
- Loosening Stuck Setscrews
- Follow Up Testing
- For additional technical reference guides, go to
- Additional Technical Information
Table 3. Mechanical Specifications - DYNAGEN MINI ICDs
Model Dimensions
WxHxD(cm)
Mass (g) Volume (cm
3
) Connector Type
D020 (VR)
5.23 x 6.71 x 0.99 60.0 26.5 RV: DF4
D021 (VR)
5.23 x 7.14 x 0.99 61.9 28.5
RV: IS-1/DF–1
D022 (DR)
5.23 x 7.03 x 0.99 62.5 28.0
RA:IS-1;RV:DF4
D023 (DR)
5.23 x 7.14 x 0.99 62.3 28.5
RA: IS-1; RV:
IS-1/DF–1
Table 4. Mechanical Specifications - I NOGEN Extended Longevity (EL) ICDs
Model Dimensions
WxHxD(cm)
Mass (g) Volume (cm
3
) Connector Type
D140 (VR)
5.37 x 7.36 x 0.99 68.9 29.5 RV: DF4
D141 (VR)
5.37 x 7.79 x 0.99 70.7 31.5
RV: IS-1/DF–1
D142 (DR)
5.37 x 7.68 x 0.99 71.4 31.0
RA:IS-1;RV:DF4
D143 (DR)
5.37 x 7.79 x 0.99 71.0 31.5
RA: IS-1; RV:
IS-1/DF–1
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