User's Manual

SpinalModulation,Inc. PhysicianImplantManual
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ConnectingtheINS
ThefollowingstepsoutlinetheguidelinestoconnectingaLeadorExtensiontotheINS:
PRECAUTION:Donotconnectaleadwithbodyfluidon itscontactsbecausecorrosioncan
occurandcausefailureofthesystem.
PRECAUTION:IfthereisaneedtocommunicatewiththeINSpriortoimplantation, donot 
puttheINSonastainlesssteeltable,ascommunicationmaybedifficult.Thismayprolong
theprocedure.
1. Iftheleadcontactscameincontactwithbodyfluidsorsaline,thoroughlycleanwith
steriledeionizedwaterorsterilewaterforirrigationandthendrythemcompletely.
2. Usingcleangloves,carefullyslidetheleadorextensionintotheINSheaderuntilthe
depthmarkeralignswiththeedgeoftheheader.
PRECAUTION:UseonlythetorquewrenchprovidedbySpinalModulationorthedeviceor
lead may be damaged and unusable.Tighten until aclick is heard or the lead may make
intermittentcontactwiththestimulator.
3. Insertthetorquewrenchthroughthesealplugandtightenthesetscrewbyturningit
clockwise,untilthewrenchclicks.
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4. Carefullyremovethetorquewrenchandverifythattheseptumoverthesetscrewis
closed.Reseattheflapsifitisnotclosed.
5. Ifimplantinglessthan4leads,inserttheportplugsineachofthevacantheaderports.
Usethetorquewrenchtotightenthesetscrewontheportpluguntilitclicks.
PRECAUTION:InserttheleadslowlyintotheheadertopreventdamagetotheINS.Ifthe
leadneedstoberetracted,retracttheleadslowly.