User's Manual

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Handling and Implantation
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Handling and Implantation
Sterilization and Storage
The pacemaker and its accessories have been sterilized with ethylene
oxide gas. To guarantee sterility, the container should be checked for
damage before opening. If resterilization becomes necessary, contact
your local BIOTRONIK representative.
The pacemaker is shipped in a cardboard box equipped with a quality
control seal and an information label. The label contains the model
specifications, technical data, the serial number, expiration date, and
sterilization and storage information of the pacemaker. The box
contains the plastic container with the pacemaker and documentation
material.
Caution! The pacemaker should only be stored at
temperatures between 5°C and 55°C (41°F to
131°F). Exposure to temperatures outside this
range may result in pacemaker malfunction.
Automatic Transportation Mode
The implant is shipped in transportation mode; ERI detection is
deactivated in this mode. ERI detection is automatically activated when
one of the following conditions occurs:
• Auto-initialization was successfully executed
• The programmer measures a lead impedance smaller than 3200
Ohm
• The pacemaker is stored for longer than 24 months
• The safe program was successfully transmitted