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Diagram 1: PressureWire
®
1. INDICATION FOR USE
PressureWire
®
is indicated to direct a catheter through a blood vessel and to
measure physiological parameters in the heart and in the coronary and peripheral
blood vessels.
2. CONTRAINDICATIONS
PressureWire
®
is contraindicated for use in the cerebral vasculature.
3. GENERAL WARNINGS
- PressureWire
®
is intended for single use only.
- Do not resterilize or reuse: the contents may be damaged or distorted.
- Prior to use and when possible during the procedure, inspect PressureWire
®
carefully for bends, kinks or other damage. Do not readjust any bend or kink.
- PressureWire
®
must not be used if it has been damaged in any way;
otherwise, vessel/ventricle damage and/or inaccurate pressure signals or
inaccurate torque response may occur.
- When introducing PressureWire® in a diagnostic case, flush the catheter and
administer anticoagulation as for a standard catheterization procedure or
clotting may occur.
- Do not torque PressureWire
®
without observing corresponding movement of
the tip; otherwise vessel/ventricle trauma may occur.
