Instructions For Use - Terumo Pinnacle R/O Ii Mode D'emploi

CAUTION
• Federal (U.S.A.) law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of
a physician.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

1. Make a small skin incision at the puncture site with a surgical knife.
2. Insert a cannula into the vessel (Fig. 1).
3. Insert the selected flexible end of the mini guidewire through the
cannula into the vessel (Fig. 2).
CAUTION
• Advance or withdraw the mini guidewire slowly. If resistance is met,
do not advance or withdraw the mini guidewire until the cause of
resistance is determined.
4. Remove the cannula over the mini guidewire.
5. Connect a flushing line to the 3-way stopcock of the introducer sheath.
Fill the sheath assembly completely with heparinized saline, removing
all air.
6. Prime the dilator using a syringe with heparinized saline.
7. Insert the vessel dilator fully into the sheath. The female hub of the
sheath connects with the male hub of the dilator, and locks in place by
means of grip (Fig. 3).
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
CAUTIONS
• Insert the dilator into the center of the sheath valve. Forced insertion
of the dilator which misses the center of the sheath valve may cause
damage, and result in blood leakage.
• Lock the dilator hub into the sheath hub securely. If the dilator hub is
not locked into he sheath hub, only the sheath will advance into the
vessel and the tip of the sheath may damage the vessel. Advancing
the sheath alone may cause damage to the vessel.
Cannula
Cannula
4
Mini
Guidewire
Dilator Hub
Sheath Hub