Abiomed Impella 2.5, Instructions For Use Manual

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5.47 Impella
®
System for Use During Cardiogenic Shock
8. If you are proceeding to flush the purge fluid from the cassette, select OK to deliver a
bolus to the system. A progress bar shows the progress of the bolus. After the bolus is
delivered, the controller automatically proceeds to the next screen.
9.
Disconnect the luer(s) from the Impella
®
Catheter and select OK to flush the purge
cassette. A progress bar shows the progress of the flush. When complete, the controller
proceeds to the next screen.
10.
When the purge cassette flush is complete you can connect the luer(s) to the Impella
®
Catheter to complete the procedure or press
BACK
to repeat the flush.
CHANGE PURGE CASSETTE
These are the steps you will follow to replace only the purge cassette.
1.
Press PURGE SYSTEM and select “Change Purge Cassette.”
2.
Open the purge cassette package.
3.
Disconnect the luer(s) from the Impella ® Catheter and remove the used purge cassette.
4. Spike the fluid bag.
5.
Insert a new purge cassette into the controller. Be sure to slide the purge pressure
transmitter into place and extend the purge tubing through the gap in the purge
cassette door when you close the door.
6.
The system automatically primes the purge cassette. A progress bar shows the progress
of the priming. Once the priming is complete, you are prompted to connect the purge
cassette to the Impella
®
Catheter.
7.
Connect the luer(s) on the end of the purge tubing to the luer(s) on the Impella ®
Catheter.
8. When the purge cassette change is complete, press OK to exit.
DE-AIR PURGE SYSTEM
These are the steps you will follow to de-air the purge system.
1.
Press
PURGE SYSTEM
and select “De-air Purge System.”
2. Make sure that the purge fluid bag is NOT empty or inverted and that the tubing is NOT
clamped.
3.
Disconnect the purge tubing from the Impella
®
Catheter.
4.
Press
OK
to initiate the de-air function. A progress bar shows the progress of the de-air
procedure. Once complete, the system advances to the next screen.
5.
Confirm that no air remains in the purge tubing. If air remains, press
BACK
to repeat
the air removal process.
6. Connect the purge tubing to the luer(s) on the Impella
®
Catheter to complete the de-air
procedure.
Changing the Purge
Cassette
The Change Purge Cassette
procedure will only be
available if the Automated
Impella
®
Controller detects
that the cassette is defective,
purge pressure is low, or the
purge system is open.
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