BIOTRONIK CRM Reocor D Manuel Technique page 56

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Lead connection
Behavior
during use
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General Description
• The connections of Reocor D and the temporary
pacing leads must be secured and checked 
regularly.
• The patient cable must first be connected to
Reocor D and then to the leads.
• The temporary leads, to which the Reocor D is
connected, represent a low-impedance conductor
to the myocardium for electric current. Therefore
line-powered devices that are operated in the
patient's vicinity must be grounded in accordance
with established guidelines.
• When handling already implanted leads, their
connector pins and metal contact surfaces must
not touch or come into contact with electrically
conductive or wet surfaces.
• If the cable has become disconnected from the
Reocor D, it must be reconnected immediately and
the security of the connection inspected.
• When using unipolar leads, two unipolar leads
must be used for each chamber for effective
pacing.
• During use of Reocor D, the protective cover must
be completely closed to prevent inadvertent reset-
ting of the programmed parameters.
• Secure Reocor D either horizontally on a non-slip
surface or on the patient with an armband, or
operate it from a hanging position on the infusion
stand using the hanger on the back of the device.
• Reocor D must not be worn directly on the skin.
• During use of Reocor D, the heart rate of the
patient is to be monitored with an ECG monitor
with alarm function.
• For disturbances caused by electromagnetic
interference (EMI), Reocor D will trigger asynchro-
nous pacing when certain limits are exceeded.
Depending on whether the interference was
sensed in the atrium or in the ventricle, the