Chapter 5, General Operation: Cell Salvage
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Haemonetics
®
Cell Saver
®
Elite
®
User Manual
P/N 120745-IE, Manual revision: AA
With an Anticoagulated Post-Op Line
1. Close the roller clamp to the anticoagulant bag.
2. Clamp the vacuum line between the hydrophobic filter and the device and
disconnect it from the device.
3. Turn off suction on the device.
4. Power off the device and disconnect it from power.
Note: Do not touch
End
Procedure
.
5. Lower the IV poles as far as possible.
6. Transport the device (if necessary), patient, reservoir, and tubing.
Upon Arrival
1. Raise the IV poles into operating position, and ensure the reservoir is no
higher than 90 cm (35.5 in.).
2. Ensure the anticoagulant bag is approximately the same height as the
reservoir.
3. Connect the vacuum line to the Cell Saver Elite device and remove the
clamp.
4. Connect the device to power and power it on.
5. Touch
Continue Procedure
.
6. Touch
Suction
on the touch screen and select
Post-Op
from the drop-
down list, or connect the reservoir to wall suction regulated to appropriate
post-op suction levels.
7. Set the appropriate suction level. (The default suction level is 75 mmHg.)
8. Open the roller clamp to the anticoagulant bag.
9. Open the wound drain clamps to the patient.
10. Ensure blood and anticoagulant are flowing towards the reservoir.
The device is ready to proceed with postoperative operation and begins the
processing cycles when an appropriate amount of blood collects in the
reservoir.
Installing the
Postoperative
Set for Post-Op
Only Use
If the reservoir was not used in intra-op, follow the steps below to prime the
reservoir.
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.