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HeartWare

®

 Ventricular Assist System 

Troubleshooting

January 2015

Summary of Contents for HeartWare

Page 1: ...tium of Circulatory Assist Clinicians The ICCAC is the professional society for MCS Clinicians throughout the world It has been vetted by experts in MCS Air Medical Transport and Emergency Services It should not replace the device operating manual as a primary source of information ...

Page 2: ... and device it is 5 Match the color on the device tag to the EMS Guide 6 Intervene appropriately based on the type of alarm tag device and EMS Guide 7 Start Large Bore IV 8 Assess vital signs Use Mean BP with Doppler with the first sound you hear is the Mean Arterial Pressure MAP 9 If no Doppler use the Mean on the non invasive blood pressure machine 10 Transport to closest VAD center Call the num...

Page 3: ...e dot on the Controller l Gently push but DO NOT twist the battery cable into the Controller until it naturally locks into place you should hear an audible click l Confirm that the battery cable is properly locked on the controller by gently pulling the cable near the controller power connector l DO NOT force the battery cable into the controller connector without correct alignment as it may resul...

Page 4: ...e is connected Step 4 Pull back the white driveline cover from the original controller s silver connector Step 5 Disconnect the driveline from the original controller by pulling the silver connector away from the controller Do not disconnect by pulling on the driveline cable A VAD Stopped alarm may activate Don t panic You can silence the alarm after restarting the pump which is the priority Step ...

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