User's Manual

SpinalModulation,Inc. PhysicianImplantManual

23

TighteningtheLeadStabilizer
WARNING:Insertionofasheathwithouttheleadmayresultinduralpuncture.Securing
theleadwiththeleadstabilizerwillmitigatethisrisk.
WARNING:UseofthedeliverysheathisnecessaryforsuccessfulplacementoftheLead.
9. Notethatthesteeringwingonthesheathlinesupwiththebendinthesheath.

10. Beforeinsertingthesheathintotheneedle,verifythattheLeadisloaded.TheLeadcannot
bedeliveredthroughthesheathoncethesheathislocatedwithintheepiduralspace.
11. Insert the sheath, lead, and stylet through the needle and advance through the epidural
spacetothetarget
foraminalopening.

WARNING:If the sheath needs to be retracted from the epidural space, verify that the
steeringwingisnomorethan90degreesmisalignedwiththemarkontheneedle.Failure 