Abiomed Impella 2.5, Instructions For Use Manual

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5.10 Instructions for Use & Clinical Reference Manual (US)
ENTER PURGE FLUID DATA
1.
After confirming that fluid is exiting the Impella ® Catheter, enter the purge fluid
information. The screen in Figure 5.11 shows a table of recommended default values for
the purge fluid.
Impella Flow
0.0
System Power
MUTE
ALARM
EX IT
Impella CP S/N: 123456 30 - 09 - 2012 05:30
100%
L/min
0.0 Max
________________________
0.0 Min
Purge System
Purge Pressure: 600 mmHg
Purge Flow: 16.3 ml/hr
Catheter is Read y To Insert
1. Conf irm f luid exiting catheter.
2. Enter the purge f luid inf ormation and select OK .
Purge Fluid V olume
Dextrose Concentration
Heparin Concentration
500 ml
20 %
50 units / ml
OK
Figure 5.11 Entering Purge Fluid Information
2.
To select the default values displayed on the screen, scroll to
OK
below the table and
press the selector knob. This will select those values and automatically advance to the
next screen.
3. To change the purge fluid information, scroll to the appropriate item and push the
selector knob to select it. Then scroll through the values and push the selector knob to
make a new selection. The controller will use the default values if no other selections
are made.
• Purge fluid can be set to 50 mL, 100 mL, 250 mL, 500 mL (default), or 1000 mL.
• Dextrose concentration can be set to 5%, 10%, 20% (default), 30%, or 40%.
• Heparin concentration can be set to 0, 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, or 50 units/mL
(default).