User's Manual

17. PATIENT FOLLOW-UP
─ The Recommended Replacement Time (RRT) point is reached
─ Confirmed malfunction
─ Burial of the patient (for environmental reasons, the local regulation may require the
explantation of the devices containing a battery supply)
─ Cremation of the patient (the defibrillator may explode if placed in an incinerator)
The explanted defibrillator should not be reused in another patient.
All explanted defibrillators should be returned to Sorin, carefully cleaned of all traces of
contamination. Cleaning may be done by immersing them in an aqueous sodium
hypochlorite containing at least 1% chlorine, followed by rinsing copiously with water.
The defibrillator should be protected against mechanical impact and the temperature
variations that may occur during shipping.
Before explantation, it is advisable to:
─ Print out all programmed parameters, statistics and Holter function report,
─ Save Patient data on floppy disk or hard disk,
─ Disable shock therapies (VT and VF) to avoid any risk of untimely shock.
17.5. DEFIBRILLATOR IDENTIFICATION
The defibrillator can be interrogated and programmed via telemetry, using the programming
head interfaced with the Sorin dedicated programmer.
Position the programming head over the telemetry antenna located in the upper part of the
device, in order to communicate effectively via telemetry (see diagram below).
The device can be non-invasively identified as follows:
1. Take an x-ray to identify the name of the manufacturer and model, printed on the device
(X-ray ID is SEA for PLATINIUM range).
2. Interrogate the device using the Sorin dedicated programmer. The model and serial
number of the device are automatically displayed. The first figure in the serial number
corresponds to the last figure in the year of manufacture.
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