User Manual

doctor a better idea of what the vessels in your pulmonary

arteries look like and will help guide placement of the sensor

to the best possible position. This is called angiography.

6. At this point the pulmonary catheter is removed, the

catheter with attached Cordella Sensor replaces it, and the

best possible position for the Sensor is confirmed.

7. Once the Sensor is in the best possible position, your doctor

will implant it.

8. After the Cordella Sensor is implanted, the handheld Reader

will be held over the right side of your chest and the Reader

will begin reading the PA pressure. A pulmonary catheter will

be used to take some simultaneous reference pressure

measurements to calibrate the new Sensor.

9. Following the removal of all catheters, the access site will be

closed, leaving the Cordella Sensor in the PA.

After the Implant Procedure

Once the procedure is complete, you will be brought to a recovery

area. While in the recovery area, a staff person will come by to take

some PA pressure measurements with the Reader. You may be kept

overnight for observation.

You will be trained on proper use of the Reader and the optimal

(prescribed) location for the Reader for readings taken at home. You

will also be given an implant card (about the size of a business card) and

discharged to go home. The implant card must always be kept with you

to alert medical and security personnel to important information about

your Sensor.