Abiomed Impella 2.5, Instructions For Use Manual

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7.28 Instructions for Use & Clinical Reference Manual (US)
TRANSFERRING FROM THE AUTOMATED IMPELLA
®
CONTROLLER TO A NEW AUTOMATED IMPELLA
®
CONTROLLER
TRANSFER STEPS
A backup Automated Impella
®
Controller should be available at all times when a patient is on
support. In the event that the controller fails, follow the steps below to transition the Impella
®
Catheter to the backup controller.
1.
Confirm that the backup controller is powered on and ready.
2.
Press
PURGE SYSTEM
on the original controller, select Change Purge Fluid, and
complete the step to bolus the purge system. (Do NOT flush the purge fluid from the
cassette.)
3. Disconnect the yellow luer connector from the Impella
®
Catheter to release the pressure
in the purge cassette.
4.
Transfer the purge cassette and purge solution from the original controller to the
backup controller.
5.
Reconnect the yellow luer connector to the Impella ® Catheter.
6.
Remove the white connector cable from the original controller and plug it into the
catheter plug on the front of the backup controller.
7. Once the Impella
®
Catheter is connected to the backup controller, wait for a message
to appear on the screen asking you to confirm re-starting the Impella
®
Catheter at the
previously set P-level.
8.
Press OK within 10 seconds to confirm restarting the Impella
®
Catheter at the
previously set P-level.
9.
If the message to restart the Impella ® Catheter does not appear within 30 seconds,
restart the Impella ® Catheter using the
FLOW CONTROL
soft button.
PATIENT MANAGEMENT CHECKLIST FOLLOWING TRANSFER OF
SUPPORT
After transferring patient support to or from the Automated Impella
®
Controller, perform each of
the following patient management checklist items:
1.
Confirm Impella ® Catheter placement using echocardiography.
2.
Tighten the Tuohy-Borst valve (tighten all the way to the right) on the Impella ® Catheter
to prevent catheter migration.
3. For the Impella
®
2.5 and Impella CP
®
Catheters, attach a saline pressure bag
pressurized to 350 mmHg to the red sidearm and complete the “Transfer to Standard
Configuration” procedure under the
PURGE SYSTEM menu if not already completed.
Change Purge Fluid to
Obtain Accurate Purge
Values
To get accurate purge values
after changing to a backup
controller, perform the
Change Purge Fluid procedure
(described in section 5 of
this manual) and replace the
purge fluid bag.
Questions or Concerns?
Contact the local Abiomed
team or call the 24 hour
clinical support line at
1-800-422-8666.