5.7
Impella
®
RP with the Automated Impella
®
Controller
10.
Once the purge cassette is primed and the controller detects that the connector cable is
plugged in, it prompts you to connect the luer to the Impella
®
RP Catheter as shown in
Figure 5.7.
Impella Flow
0.0
Purge System
Purge Flow: 20.0 ml/hr
System Power
MUTE
ALARM
EXIT
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100%
L/min
0.0 Max
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0.0 Min
Prime Impella Purge Lumen
1. Insert purge cassette.
2. Plug in Impella catheter cable.
Priming Purge Cassette
3. Connect the luer(s) once cassette is primed
and the controller beeps.
Priming Purge Lumen
Figure 5.7 Priming the Impella Purge Lumen
11.
If you have not already done so, disconnect and discard the Y connector with the red
and yellow luers from the purge tubing.
12.
Connect the yellow luer on the end of the purge tubing to the yellow luer on the clear
sidearm of the Impella
®
RP Catheter as shown in Figure 5.8.
Figure 5.8 Connecting the Luer to the Impella
®
RP Catheter
13.
When the controller detects that the luer is connected, it automatically begins priming
the purge lumen at a bolus rate of greater than 250 mL/h and tracking the progress on
the second progress bar.
Error Screens
If you miss a step in the
process of setting up the
Impella
®
RP Catheter, or if
you exceed the amount of
time allowed to complete a
step, the Automated Impella
®
Controller will display an error
screen with instructions for
continuing the setup process.
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