PRESS the gapped metal jaw in the device tip of RD180™ down (red arrow) into the jaw receiver feature in the RD QUICK LOAD®. Ensure the ferrule holder remains fully engaged and aligned on the device until the ferrule is subsequently pulled fully into its compartment. Avoid disturbing or dislodging the ferrule, suture or suture tube from the holder while handling the ferrule holder and inserting the device jaw.

PULL TUBE from the long axis of the device shaft and from the ferrule holder (red arrow) to expose a length of suture.

PULL SUTURE straight out away from the ferrule holder (red arrow). The suture only needs to be pulled approximately 1cm to completely pull its attached ferrule from the holder across into the ferrule compartment in the distal end of the device tip.

REMOVE the blue plastic ferrule holder off of the device and any remaining clear suture tube off of the suture.

FIRE & RESET To avoid jamming the ferrule into the ferrule compartment during this important step, orient the suture directly up and away from the jaw as shown by the red single-head arrow. Squeeze the lever to advance the needle through the jaw and into the freshly loaded ferrule. Release the lever to pick up and retract the ferrule with attached suture back on the needle into the shaft. While continuing to orient the suture as shown, squeeze the lever to advance the needle, ferrule and suture forward through the jaw to reset the ferrule into its compartment in the distal end of the device tip.