Schematic cutaway, not to scale
Memory card
Five phases, three beats each. Say the chant out loud while you run Recall mode.
1 · Prep
Angio · Open · Snap
- Angiogram first: site suitable
- Peel the foil fully apart
- Lay out sheath, locator, wire, device
- Snap locator into sheath, indicators aligned
IFU notes: use within 1 hour of opening. Do not use if the package is damaged or its temperature indicator has darkened.
2 · Locate
Drip · Stop · Drip
- Wire in, procedure sheath out
- Blood on, blood off, blood on (≤ 2 cm)
- Hold sheath still, pull locator + wire
3 · Set
Snap · Pull · Lock
- Device in until the caps snap
- Hold sheath, pull device cap straight back
- Resistance as it snaps into full rear lock
- Sleeve bands fully visible
4 · Seal
Pull · Tension · Tamp
- Withdraw along the tract: anchor seats
- Tamper tube appears at the skin
- Keep tension until the clear stop shows
- Tamp to resistance, black marker exposed
5 · Cut
Clear stop, then skin
- Cut below the clear stop, device off
- Twirl the tamper tube off
- Suture up, skin down, cut below the black marker
- Clean, sterile dressing, check pulses
Know the parts
The kit: insertion sheath, arteriotomy locator, 70 cm guidewire, and the VIP device. Hide the names, then tap a number to check yourself.