Abiomed Impella 2.5, Instructions For Use Manual

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5.7 Impella
®
System for Use During Cardiogenic Shock
CONNECT THE IMPELLA
®
CATHETER
1.
Remove the Impella ® Catheter from its package using sterile technique and inspect the
catheter, including its connector, for damage.
2.
Remove the white connector cable from its package using sterile technique.
3.
Inspect the cable for damage, including damage to the connector pins at the controller
end.
4.
Secure the black end of the cable to the sterile field.
5.
Insert the catheter plug into the connector cable socket (black end). The tab and the
slot must be aligned during connection (see Figure 5.5).
Connector
Cable Socket
(black end)
Catheter Plug
Figure 5.5 Inserting the Catheter Plug into the Connector Cable
6.
Pull back on the connection to make sure that the plug has snapped into place.
7. Snap the plastic clip (located on the pressure reservoir of the clear sidearm) to the
connector cable as shown in Figure 5.6.
Figure 5.6 Snapping Plastic Clip to Connector Cable (Impella CP ® shown)
8.
Pass the sterile connector cable from the Impella
®
Catheter off the sterile field.
9. Line up the notch on the connector cable with the notch in the blue catheter plug on
the front of the Automated Impella
®
Controller and plug the cable into the controller.
5. 5.
Insert the catheter plug into the connector cable socket (black end). The tab and the
slot must be aligned during connection (see Figure 5.5).
1. 1.
Remove the Impella ® Catheter from its package using sterile technique and inspect the
catheter, including its connector, for damage.
3. 3.
Inspect the cable for damage, including damage to the connector pins at the controller
end.
2. 2.
Remove the white connector cable from its package using sterile technique.
4. 4.
Secure the black end of the cable to the sterile field.
7. 7. Snap the plastic clip (located on the pressure reservoir of the clear sidearm) to the
connector cable as shown in Figure 5.6.
6 6 . .
Pull back on the connection to make sure that the plug has snapped into place.
Important Step
Snapping the plastic clip on
the pressure reservoir to the
connector cable is important
to prevent the tube from
kinking.
8. 8.
Pass the sterile connector cable from the Impella
®
Catheter off the sterile field.
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