During monitoring, you may need to refill electrodes and/or replace your chest stickers.
You will find everything you need in your Take-home Kit.
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The instructions in this accordion are for patients in the US. If you are in Australia or the UK, open the next accordion.
To refill your electrodes using the refill stick in your Take-home Kit:
1. Take a refill stick from your Take-home Kit.
2. Remove the white cap and place a green tip onto the stick.
3. Locate the hole in the middle of the electrode.
4. Insert the tip of the refill stick into the hole using medium pressure to break through the WaterTab® – the tip will stop before it reaches the head.
5. Inject 1 dose (0.05mL) of conductive paste. One dose is half the distance between numbers on the side of the refill stick.
6. Remove the refill stick and gently press down on the WaterTab over the electrode.
7. Repeat for all electrodes that need refilling.
8. Remove the green tip and dispose of it in general waste according to local regulations. Replace the white cap.
Tip:
The Take-home Kit for patients contains 4 refill sticks. 1 refill stick contains enough conductive paste to refill 20 electrodes.
The instructions in this accordion are for patients in Australia and the UK. If you are in the US, open the previous accordion.
To refill your electrodes using the refill stick in your Take-home Kit:
1. Take a refill stick from your Take-home Kit.
2. Locate the hole in the middle of the electrode.
3. Insert the tip of the refill stick into the hole using medium pressure to break through the WaterTab® – the tip will stop before it reaches the head.
4. Inject 1 dose of conductive paste – each number on the side of the refill stick represents 1 dose.
5. Remove the refill stick and gently press down on the WaterTab over the electrode.
6. Repeat for all electrodes that need repairing.
Tip:
The Take-home Kit for patients contains 4 refill sticks. 1 refill stick contains enough conductive paste to refill 10 electrodes.
Replace chest stickers after you've taken them off to shower, or if they're loose.
If a chest sticker is loose, press down on it firmly to try to re-adhere it before replacing it entirely.
To replace a chest sticker:
- Press a sticker onto a colored connector on the ECG cable. You can use any sticker in any orientation on any colored connector.
- Press the sticker and connector onto your chest into the correct position. Match the connector color with the placements in the diagram below.
- Repeat for all chest stickers that need replacing.
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