Connecting A Lead Or Extension To The Ipg - St.Jude Medical Proclaim Manuel

Insert and remove the pocket sizer to ensure that the pocket is large enough to
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accommodate the IPG, allowing enough extra room for a strain relief loop for each lead or
extension.

Connecting a Lead or Extension to the IPG

The following steps outline the suggested guidelines to connect a lead or extension to the IPG:
CAUTION: Do not connect a lead or extension with body fluid or saline residue on
its contacts because corrosion can occur and cause failure of the system.
If any of the lead or extension contacts came in contact with body fluid or saline, thoroughly
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clean the contacts with sterile deionized water or sterile water for irrigation and dry them
completely.
CAUTION: Observe these cautions when performing the following step:
 Do not bend the lead sharply or it may be damaged.
 Do not loosen the setscrew in the connector more than a quarter turn at a time
while trying to insert the lead. Retracting the setscrew too far can cause the
setscrew to come loose and make the connector assembly unusable.
Using clean gloves, carefully slide the proximal end of the lead or extension into the IPG
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header until it stops. When the lead or extension is correctly inserted, the contact bands on
the lead or extension are fully inside the connector assembly and the windows between each
of the header contacts are clear.
Figure 2. Insert the lead or extension fully into the IPG header
CAUTION: Use only the torque wrench that is compatible with the IPG or the
device may be damaged and rendered unusable.
Insert the torque wrench through the septum and tighten the setscrew, turning it clockwise
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until the wrench clicks.
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1. Fully inserted
2. Not fully inserted
3. Window between each header contact is clear
4. Window between each header contact is
partially blocked by contact band
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