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LifePort Kidney Transporter Operator’s Manual
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Wash
1. Press the
WASH
button and verify pump rotation.
2. Verify that perfusate is drawn from the Perfusion Circuit, into the Pump and then down into the
filter.
NOTE:
Within a couple of minutes, perfusate should flow out of the filter, into the Bubble Trap,
then into the wash port of the Perfusion Circuit.
3.
Verify that perfusate is contained within the tubing without leaks and is not flowing through the
Infuse Line into the Perfusion Circuit.
4. Press the
STOP
button.
Prime
1. Press the
PRIME
button and observe that the flow diverts into the Infuse Line of the Perfusion
Circuit.
2.
Verify that perfusate is contained within the tubing without leaks and is flowing only into the
Infuse Line of the Perfusion Circuit (and not into the Wash Port).
3. Remove the Perfusion Circuit Lids and squeeze or clamp the Infuse Tubing. LifePort Kidney
Transporter should beep, the Pump should stop and the Message display should read:
High
Pressure
.
4. Release the tubing and press the
STOP
button, which should clear the error message.
Infuse
Attach a flow restrictor onto the Luer fitting on the Infuse Tubing (a 20-ga. or smaller syringe needle
will also work). You must make an entry under
ORGAN ID
,
KIDNEY
and
BLOOD TYPE
before you
can run an Infuse test.
1. Press
OK
to enter
ORGAN INFORMATION
.
2. Make sure
ORGAN INFORMATION
is selected (use arrow buttons if necessary), then press
OK
.
3. Make sure
ORGAN ID
is selected (use arrow buttons if necessary), then press
OK
.
4. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the alpha-numerics. Select the letters in
TEST
, pressing
OK
with each selection.
5. Scroll to
DONE
and click
OK
, then select
SAVE
to confirm.
6. Use the arrow buttons to select
KIDNEY
, then press
OK
.
7. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the options and select
N/A
.
8. Click
OK
, then select
SAVE
to confirm.
9. Use the arrow buttons to select
BLOOD TYPE
, then press
OK
.
10. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the options and select
N/A
.
11. Click
OK
, then select
SAVE
to confirm.
12. Press the
INFUSE
button. The Pump should start up and begin regulating pressure toward
the setpoint level.
13.
Verify that pressure, flow, resistance and temperature readings are displayed on the
Front Panel.
NOTE: TRAP
temperature represents the temperature measured at the Bubble Trap, which is
only displayed during active infusion.
14. Verify that the test ID and test blood type information are displayed.
15. Press the
STOP
button to end the infuse test.
16.
Turn the LifePort off by pressing the
POWER
button.