User's Manual

Table Of Contents
Implanting the P ulse Generator.................................................................................................... 48
Step A: Check Equipment ................................................................................................ 48
Step B: Interrogate and Check the Pulse Generator ........................................................ 49
Step C: Implant the Lead System ..................................................................................... 49
Step D: Take Baseline Measurements ............................................................................. 50
Step E: Form the Implantation Pocket .............................................................................. 52
Step F: Connect the Leads to the Pulse Generator.......................................................... 54
Step G: Evaluate Lead Signals......................................................................................... 57
Step H: Program the Pulse Generator.............................................................................. 60
Step I: Test for Ability to Convert Ventricular Fibrillation and Inducible Arrhythmias ........ 60
Step J: Implant the Pulse Generator ................................................................................ 62
Step K: Complete and Return the Implantation Form....................................................... 63
Bidirectional Torque Wrench......................................................................................................... 64
Follow Up Testing ......................................................................................................................... 66
Predischarge Follow Up ...................................................................................................... 67
Routine Follow Up............................................................................................................... 67
Explantation.................................................................................................................................. 68