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Programming treatment settings
CYCLE TIMES
Fill-to-fit and treatment cycle times are dependent on
the number of garments attached, garment/limb size,
and pressure settings. At default settings (50 mmHg
distal pressure, 3 mmHg step), fill-to-fit times range
between 5-9 minutes, and average treatment cycle times
range between 33-46 seconds. The minimum cycle times
for six and eight chamber garments are 18 seconds and
24 seconds, respectively.
The PCU is preloaded with default settings of a distal pressure of 50 mmHg and
a step value of 3 mmHg, regardless of garment type. This compression profile is
shown below in Example 1.
Example 1:
A 6-chamber garment (lower leg) where the distal pressure is set to
50 mmHg with a step value of 3 mmHg.
Chamber
1 2 3 4 5 6
mmHg
50
47 44 41 38 35
Example 2
: An 8-chamber garment (whole leg or arm) where the distal pressure
is set to 80 mmHg with a step value of 15 mmHg.
Chamber
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
mmHg
80
65 50 35 20 20 20 20
Step 5: Set Treatment Time
(3.6)
. The treatment time is the complete session
time, including the initial garment fill-to-fit (see p.14) and treatment cycles. The
treatment time can be set in 5 minute increments ranging from 10 minutes to 3
hours. Touch
to increase the treatment time in 5 minute increments or
to decrease the time in 5 minute increments. Regardless of the treatment
time setting, the fill-to-fit process will always complete along with at least one
treatment cycle. If treatment time expires during a treatment cycle, the session
will end at the completion of the treatment cycle.
(3.5)
(3.6)