Haemonetics MCS+, Operator And Maintenance Manual

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Maintenance 6-3
P/N 39551-00, Rev. F
All blood spills should be cleaned immediately, pursuant to those policies and
procedures dictated by your medical facility’s Exposure Control Plan, as legally
required by the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard. If there is no institutional
policy for decontamination in place, use the recommended method as follows:
clean and decontaminate the blood spill with 10% bleach solution applied by
lint-free gauze.
When any Haemonetics product (equipment or disposables) that has been used
during a procedure is returned to Haemonetics for any reason, you must decon-
taminate and repackage the product in compliance with the medical facility’s Ex-
posure Control Plan and U.S. Department of Transportation regulations for
interstate shipping of blood-contaminated products.
Warning! Disconnect electrical power from the MCS+ de-
vice before servicing the system to prevent potential danger of
electrical shock.
Warning! Haemonetics recommends handling all biologically
contaminated materials pursuant to those policies and proce-
dures dictated by your medical facility’s Exposure Control Plan,
as legally required by the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.
Centrifuge
Maintenance
There are two different types of centrifuge used in the MCS+ Systems. The cen-
trifuge that is installed in your MCS+ System may utilize a mechanical system or
a vacuum system to secure the bowl base during use. A “Mechanical Centrifuge”
uses mechanical clips to secure the bowl base, while a “Vacuum Centrifuge”
uses a vacuum system to secure the bowl base. The type of centrifuge used does
not affect the performance of the MCS+ device.
The mechanical centrifuge is easily distinguished from the vacuum centrifuge.
The mechanical centrifuge cover latch mechanism only requires a one-quarter
turn and a downward push to unlock the cover halves. The mechanical centri-
fuge also features six mechanical clips on the centrifuge chuck which secure the
bowl base as the bowl is snapped into place.
The vacuum centrifuge cover latch mechanism requires several turns before the
cover halves can be separated. The vacuum centrifuge also has an “L” shaped
gasket on the centrifuge chuck to assist the vacuum system in securing the bowl
base into place.
Warning! The silicone grease used in vacuum centrifuges
should never be applied to a mechanical centrifuge. Do not
grease any part of the mechanical centrifuge. If grease has been
applied to the mechanical chuck, contact Haemonetics Field
Service immediately.