User Manual

14. IMPLANT PROCEDURE
To connect the lead, proceed as follows:
1. Clean the lead terminal pins thoroughly, if necessary (device replacement).
2. Lubricate the lead terminal pins with sterile water, if necessary.
3. Do not insert a lead connector pin into the connector block without first visually verifying
that the lead port is not filled with any obstacle.
4. Insert the screwdriver into the pre-inserted screw socket of the appropriate port (in order
to allow excess air to bleed out and to make the insertion of the lead pin easier).
5. Insert the lead pin all the way into the port (check that the pin protrudes beyond the distal
insert).
6. Tighten, check the tightness and ensure the lead pin still protrudes beyond the distal
insert, and did not move.
1. Do not tighten the pre-inserted screws when there is no lead (this could damage the
connector).
2. Do not loosen the screws before inserting the connector (subsequent risk of being unable
to reinsert the screw).
3. When mineral oil or sterile water is used to make lead insertion easier, the screwdriver
should remain inserted into the pre-inserted screw socket when checking the tightness.
As a matter of fact, when the lead port is filled with a liquid, the physics piston effect can
give the feeling the lead is properly tightened.
4. One single set screw is located on the side of the connection header.
5. Use only the screwdriver provided with the defibrillator. Maintain the screwdriver's shaft
perpendicular to the plane of the defibrillator (see figure below).
6. Removing the screwdriver: to avoid all risk of loosening screws during removal, hold the
screwdriver by its metal part and not by the handle.
To ensure full insertion, push the screwdriver's hex tip smoothly into the setscrew until it
reaches the bottom of the hex chamber in the screw, which could be felt as a solid metallic
contact. Do not implant the defibrillator if there is no feeling of solid metallic contact. Do not
implant the defibrillator if the wrench does not click when attempting to tighten the setscrew
on the lead pin.
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CAUTION:
WARNING: Ensure that the screwdriver's tip is fully inserted in the setscrew; otherwise the
screwdriver can damage the setscrew and prevent connection with or disconnection from
the lead.