After Surgery – Insertable Cardiac Monitors

Recovery

The implant of a Reveal^® Insertable Cardiac Monitor is a brief procedure using local anesthesia to numb the area. Your doctor or nurse will give you instructions about at-home care following your implant.

Checkups and Monitoring

After the Reveal Insertable Cardiac Monitor is implanted, your doctor may schedule periodic office or clinic visits for routine check-ups. If you have a fainting spell after you have your Reveal Insertable Cardiac Monitor, promptly call your doctor's office to schedule an appointment to check the information from your cardiac monitor.

During an office visit, the doctor or nurse will retrieve information about your heart rhythms that is stored in your insertable cardiac monitor. You won't feel anything while this is occurring. When heart activity is recorded by the cardiac monitor during a fainting spell, your doctor will be able to "read" the signals. It may help your doctor to determine whether the cause of your unexplained fainting is related to an abnormal heart rhythm.

An office or clinic visit usually lasts about 30 minutes or less. How often you see your doctor will depend on your condition and symptoms.

Using the Reveal Patient Assistant

As directed by your doctor, when a fainting spell occurs, you or your family member should immediately place the Reveal Patient Assistant, a small hand-held activator, over your Reveal Insertable Cardiac Monitor and press a button. This records the heart's signal before, during, and after the unexplained fainting spell. The Reveal Patient Assistant is simple to use.

Tips for You and Your Caregivers:

• Always keep the Reveal Patient Assistant with you
• Notify your caregivers and family members about your Reveal Insertable Cardiac Monitor and how to use the Patient Assistant
• As directed by your doctor, use the Patient Assistant immediately after a fainting spell or other symptoms such as heart palpitations
• Call your doctor and make an appointment shortly after using the Patient Assistant
• Make sure the heart-shaped button is not pressed unless you need to store recorded heart information
• Guard against accidental use by keeping the Patient Assistant in its storage case
• Do not immerse your Patient Assistant device in water or expose it to temperatures below 48ºF (9ºC)

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