Gambro AK 98, Operator'S Manual

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HCEN12745 Revision 10.2016
Program version 2.xx
AK 98 Dialysis Machine - Haemodialysis - Single needle treatment A:109
5.3 Connect the patient
WARNING!
Check that the blood lines and the patient access (needle or catheter) are tightly
connected. If not, the patient could suffer from blood loss or air embolism.
WARNING!
Check that there are no kinks in the blood lines before starting the blood pump to
prevent damage to patient blood cells.
When connecting the blood access to the extracorporeal circuit, the operator must
ensure that the air detector is activated and the connections between the blood access
and blood lines are tightly secured. Check that there is no leakage in the blood lines.
CAUTION!
Select
Connect Patient
before connecting the blood lines to the access. This
allows the machine to detect blood and to start the treatment.
Procedure
1) Check that the expansion chamber is in an
upright position.
2) Clamp the priming bag.
3) Press the
Blood
button.
4) Select the
Single needle
tab.
5) Press
Activate
.
6) Press
Confirm
.
7) Connect the blood lines to the access
(needle or catheter). Make sure the
connection is tight and that there is no
leakage.
8) Remove the clamps from the blood lines.
CAUTION!
Check that all relevant
clamps are closed to prevent
undetected blood loss.
9) Press the flashing Blood pump button to
start the blood pump. The blood pump will
be preset to start at 100 mL/min
. Once
the blood has passed through the dialyzer
and the dialysis machine detects blood at
the priming detector, the blood pump will
stop automatically
.