General Operation: Cell Salvage
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Haemonetics
®
Cell Saver
®
Elite
®
+ User Manual
P/N 130859-US, Manual Revision: AA
volumes are required per cycle depending on the type of procedure. The user
should continue washing until the effluent line is clear.
Note: If during the Wash phase, the RBC/supernatant interface disappears and
RBCs begin to spill into the waste bag, touch
(Pause)
to allow the
interface to reappear, then slowly increase to a rate that just maintains this
interface (usually, 200 mL/min or less).
Emptying the Bowl
1. After the red cells have been processed, touch
Empty
to
send them to
the reinfusion bag.
The message “Centrifuge Stopping” is displayed until the centrifuge bowl
comes to a complete stop. The concentrated RBCs are then pumped
from the bowl to the reinfusion bag.
Entering Standby Mode
The Cell Saver Elite+ device transitions to the Standby mode when it detects
the bowl is empty.
Note: If the reservoir, contains more blood to be processed, touch
Fill
to initiate
another fill cycle.
Note: If the amount of fluid available in the reservoir for processing is
insignificant, discard the remaining fluid with the disposable set bowl according
to local guidelines.
Exiting Manual Mode
1. Touch
Active Settings
to open the drop-down list.
2. Select either the same settings group that was being utilized immediately
prior to switching to
Manual Mode
or a different settings group.
Note: Upon exiting Manual Mode, if the bowl is not empty and the device is in
the Fill or Concentrate phase, the device returns the contents of the bowl to the
reservoir; if the bowl is not empty and the device is in the Wash, Return, or
Empty phase, the device continues with that phase.
Recentrifuge Delay
After the centrifuge bowl is stopped, red blood cell separation is lost. This
settling of cells could lead to an RBC spillage if fluid is pumped into the bowl
before the cells are allowed to separate again when the process is resumed.
To prevent this, there is a recentrifuge delay which spins the centrifuge bowl
for a few moments to separate the cells before pumping more fluid into the bowl
when processing is resumed for a Fill, Wash or Concentration phase.
