Chapter 5, General Operation: Cell Salvage
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Haemonetics
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Cell Saver
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Elite
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User Manual
P/N 120745-IE, Manual revision: AA
Installing the
Post-Op Set
After Intra-Op
Use
Preparing the Device and Disposable Set
Note: For post-op suction, you must use the Cell Saver Elite internal post-op
suction levels or wall suction regulated to appropriate post-op suction levels.
Caution:
Do not activate post-op suction until the wound drain line is attached
and the wound is closed. The system post-op vacuum is not sufficient to
generate suction on an open line.
1. Open the postoperative set using aseptic technique.
2. Pass the contents into the sterile field.
3. Close the clamps on the wound drain connectors of the post-op set.
4. Ensure all twist-lock connections are secure.
5. Attach the individual wound drain connectors on the post-op set to the
patient wound drains.
6. Pass the capped end of the post-op set out of the sterile field to the
reservoir.
Note: This connection may be made after the patient and device are present in
the PACU. If using a different device in the PACU, the patient data collected in
the OR will not be transferred to the second device.
7. Close the roller clamp to the anticoagulant bag on the A&A line and turn
off suction to the reservoir.
To complete the installation, continue to “
Connecting to the Patient (Without
” or “
Connecting to the Patient (With Anticoagulant)
Connecting to the Patient (Without Anticoagulant)
To continue installing the post-op set without anticoagulant:
1. Disconnect the A&A line from the reservoir and discard the A&A line and
the anticoagulant bag according to local standard operating procedure for
biohazardous material.
2. Connect the post-op set to one of the three filtered inlet ports on the
reservoir.
3. Open the wound drain clamps to the patient.
Connecting to the Patient (With Anticoagulant)
To continue installing the post-op set using anticoagulant:
1. Disconnect the A&A line from the reservoir and discard it according to
local standard operating procedure for biohazardous material.
2. Connect the anticoagulant bag to an administration set and connect the
administration set to the anticoagulant port on the post-op set.
3. Connect the post-op set to one of the three filtered inlet ports on the
reservoir.
