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While purging, check the tubing and connections for air
bubbles. If needed, purge a second time.
28. When the tubing is free of air, press DONE.
The Flush Saline Tubing screen is displayed:
29. Place the tubing end over a waste container or place the hand
syringe on the tip of the high pressure (injection) tubing and then
press FLUSH. When you have determined that the system is
free of air, press CANCEL to stop the process.
Important:
If you are using a hand syringe to collect the saline,
you must remember to stop the
fl ushing process
before the syringe over fi lls.
While the system is fl ushing, check the saline tubing for air
bubbles. Tap on the tubing, the connections, the manifold,
and the disposable transducer cartridge as needed to free air
bubbles. The system will
fl ush for 10 seconds at 1.66 cc/sec or
until the CANCEL button is pressed.
You can use the small mallet provided on the back of the pump
to tap the tubing.
30. Press DONE.
Inspect the tubing and make sure
it contains no air bubbles
Flush saline tubing screen
Tap the tubing with the provided
mallet or a hemostat
The Purge and Flush Veri fi cation screen is displayed.
31. Do a fi nal inspection of the system to make sure that no air is
present and then press DONE.
Purge and fl ush veri fi cation
screen
Loading the
Angiographic Kit
Purge tubing screen
The Purge Tubing screen is displayed:
26. Re-connect the hand syringe to the manifold tubing or direct the
tubing into a waste container.
27. Lightly tap the PURGE button to purge air from the the short
section of contrast tubing between the syringe and the manifold.
Important:
The PURGE button is only engaged when pressed.
The PURGE button is very sensitive and slight taps
are suf
fi cient for purging. Removing 2 – 3 cc of fl uid is
typically suf fi cient for purging any air.
System Set-up
P/N 900468-001 Rev. 02 ACIST Medical Systems, Inc. Section 3 System Setup 29