4.2
Instructions for Use & Clinical Reference Manual (US)
Table 4.1 Automated Impella
®
Controller Front View Features
Feature
Description
Display screen
Displays user information, including the labels for the soft buttons.
(Display screen elements described in detail later in this section.)
Soft buttons
Display, open, and close menus. The function for each soft button is defined by
labels adjacent to the button on the display screen; function changes depending
on the screen. (Soft button functions are described in Table 4.3.)
When the Impella
®
RP Catheter is running, the default soft button labels are as
follows:
•
MUTE ALARM
•
FLOW CONTROL
•
DISPLAY
•
PURGE SYSTEM
•
MENU
Power indicator
LED light above the selector knob; indicates the power status of the
Automated Impella
®
Controller.
• Green light—controller is on and plugged into AC power or running on
battery power
• Amber light—controller is off but plugged into AC power
• No light—controller is off and not plugged into AC power
Selector knob
Rotating push button; turn clockwise and counterclockwise to navigate
through menu items; push to make a selection.
Purge pressure
transmitter
A flexible diaphragm on the purge cassette tubing that applies pressure to
the sensor in the controller so that purge pressure can be measured.
Catheter plug
Connection point on the controller for the connector cable that connects to
the Impella
®
RP Catheter.
Purge cassette
Contains the components for delivering the purge fluid; maintains the
pressure barrier between the blood and the motor to prevent blood from
entering the motor. (The purge cassette and its components are described in
section 3 of this manual.)
Purge cassette
door
Spring-loaded door that opens to provide access to the purge cassette.
Display Options
If equipped with a VGA
connector, the controller can
be connected to a monitor
to display information on
another screen as described
under “Slave Monitor
Connection” in section 7 of
this manual.
