NuMED D’VILL Instrucciones De Uso página 3

PRECAUTIONS
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Proper functioning of the device depends on its integrity. Care should be
used when handling the device.
stretching, or forceful wiping of the device.
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Guidewires are delicate instruments.
handling to help prevent the possibility of breakage.
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Careful attention must be paid to the maintenance of tight connections and
aspiration before proceeding to avoid air introduction into the system.
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Under no circumstances should any portion of the introducer be advanced
against resistance. The cause of the resistance should be identified with
fluoroscopy and action taken to remedy the problem.
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If resistance is felt upon removal, all components should be removed
together as a unit, using a gentle twisting motion combined with traction.
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Before removing a catheter from the introducer, it is very important that the
balloon is completely deflated.
POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS
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Potential complications related to the use of an introducer include, but are
not limited to, the following: infection, air embolism, hematoma formation
and perforation of vessel.
INSPECTION AND PREPARATION
1. Upon removal from package, inspect device for defects.
2. Ensure the inner diameter (ID) of the sheath is appropriate for the
maximum diameter of the device being introduced.
3. Using the side-arm of the valve, flush the sheath by completely filling
with heparinized solution.
4. Flush the dilator with heparinized solution.
5. Carefully insert the dilator completely into the sheath.
INTRODUCTION
1. Using standard Seldinger technique, access the target vessel with the
appropriate needle.
2. Insert guidewire into vessel through the needle. Remove needle, leaving
guidewire in place.
3. Advance dilator/sheath combination over guidewire.
4. Remove dilator. Aspirate and flush side-arm.
5. Insert selected device using instructions provided by the manufacturer of
the device.
REMOVAL
1. Withdraw the sheath.
2. Remove the guidewire.
3. Apply pressure to the insertion site according to standard practice or
hospital protocol for percutaneous vascular procedures.
Damage may result from kinking,
Care should be exercised while
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