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18. Troubleshooting
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HomeChoice APD Systems Patient At-Home Guide October 2, 2009 07-19-61-244
18.10.1 Disconnect from the System
Steps to disconnect from the system
1. Press
STOP
.
The specific therapy phase and STOPPED appear on the display screen when
STOP
is pressed. If treatment is stopped during the Dwell phase, the system
continues to count down the Dwell Time to zero (0).
2. Close the clamp on the patient line and close your transfer set.
3. Using aseptic technique, prepare to disconnect:
a. Open a new FlexiCap disconnect cap and a new MiniCap disconnect cap.
b. Disconnect the transfer set from the patient line.
c. Place the patient line back in the organizer.
d. Cap off the transfer set with a new
MiniCap disconnect cap and tighten
until fully secured.
e. Remove the patient line connector from the organizer and attach the new
FlexiCap disconnect cap to the patient line connector.
f. Tighten the FlexiCap disconnect cap until it is fully secured.
g. Place the capped patient line connector back in the organizer.
4. You can now leave the HomeChoice APD System.
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NOTE:
After 30 minutes, the system sounds an alarm. If you do not plan to
return to therapy, follow the End Therapy Early procedure. See
18.6, End Therapy Early Procedure , on page 18-55.