General Operation: Cell Salvage
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Haemonetics
®
Cell Saver
®
Elite
®
+ User Manual
P/N 130859-US, Manual Revision: AA
15. Allow approximately 150 mL of AC solution to flow into the collection
reservoir to adequately prime the filter/defoamer media.
16. Close the roller clamp until beginning the collection from the field.
Alert: Prior to pumping blood through the harness and bowl, the blood
must be anticoagulated, either systemically or regionally. Non-
anticoagulated blood or blood components introduced into the bowl/
harness assembly will clot. Such clotting renders the final blood product
inappropriate for reinfusion.
Installing the
Processing Set
When adequate shed blood recovery has occurred or is expected, prepare the
processing set for installation:
Selecting the Bowl Size
1. From the
Bowl Selection
screen, scan a processing set using the barcode
reader underneath the touch screen display or select the appropriate
bowl size on the touch screen. The
Processing
screen appears.
2. Extend the tub holder located on the right side of the cart.
3. Place the tub in the holder so that the top of the bowl faces the back of
the device.
Hanging the RBC Bag
To install the RBC bag:
1. Remove the RBC bag and tubing from the tub and hang the bag on the
top hooks of the right IV pole.
2. Close the two small ratchet clamps on the reinfusion lines.
3. Ensure that the two large ratchet clamps on the blue line are open and
the twist-lock connection is secure.
Figure 36, RBC bag
1.
3.
2.
1. RBC bag
2. Large ratchet clamp
3. Small ratchet clamps
