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Chapter 7 Commissioning the Ikus and setting parameters
INSTRUCTION
1. Place the cursor with <
↑
> in the parameter table and navigate with <
←
> / <
→
>
to the desired field in the parameter table. Adjust with <
↓
> , <
↑
> / <Bild-
↓
> ,
< Bild-
↑
> then confirm with <Enter> .
2. Set the start-up parameters:
Systole [mmHg]
left/ right Diastole
[mmHg]
left/ right Rate [bpm] Rel. systol.
duration [%]
left/ right
100/ 80 -5/-5 30 40/40
Tab. 7-2 Start-up parameters
7.2.7 Connecting the blood pump(s) to the Ikus
WARNING
Do not kink either the driving tubes or the cannulae.
NOTICE
State of the blood pumps when they are initially connected: filled with
sterile injectable saline, de-airing needle in place. To allow easier
handling, the driving tubes are not connected until the inflow and
outflow cannulae have been connected to the pump (see section 9.9:
Connecting the blood pumps to the cannulae, page 128).
INSTRUCTION
1. Open the driving tube connector marked in red (univentricular) or both connec­
tors (biventricular). To do so, pull the seal plugs out of the connector(s).
2. Connect the driving tube to the Ikus. To do so, push the plug of the driving tube
into the connector. The sound of the plug snapping into place is clearly audi­
ble. Check that the plug is securely connected. To do so, grip the plug body
above the release sleeve and pull on it. Do not pull from the release sleeve,
and never from the tube!
3. In biventricular mode: observe the color of the markings.
4. In biventricular mode: repeat the procedure for the second pump.
Operating mode Ikus connector
biventricular LVAD: connector marked red
RVAD: connector marked blue
univentricular connector marked red
Tab. 7-3 Assignment: operating mode, blood pump, connector
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