SynCardia Companion 2 Driver System, Operator'S Manual

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Companion 2 Driver System Operator Manual
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data for both the left and right TAH-t ventricles. Selection of the
tabs labeled CARDIAC OUTPUT, PRESSURE and FLOW will
display a zoomed view of the desired waveform of interest.
The Output Monitoring Window displays the measured fill volume,
the calculated cardiac output and cardiac output hourly trends for
both the left and right TAH-t ventricles. Fill volume and cardiac
output are updated on a beat-to-beat basis.
The Menu Button allows users with sufficient device access rights
to navigate to submenus to review further information, setup new
patients, copy information, and other related activities as described
more fully in
Chapter 8, Operating Modes – Surgical (O.R.)
Environment, Chapter 9, Operating Modes – I.C.U. Environment,
and Chapter 10, Operating Modes – Ambulatory Mode
.
The Power Status Window displays battery charge status for both
external Batteries and shows a plug icon when the device is
powered by an external power source (i.e., line current). The plug
icon changes to a counter when the Driver is powered by Batteries
to communicate the remaining battery support time. After
disconnecting from wall power, the Companion 2 Driver display
(counter) will take approximately one minute to update the
estimated battery support time based on Driver settings.
The Driver Settings Window is the area where TAH-t parameters
such as rate and pressure may be adjusted. Operating limits and
methods to implement changes depend on the set operating mode
of the device, as described in
Chapters 8 – 10, Operating Modes –
Surgical (O.R.) Environment, Operating Modes – I.C.U.
Environment, and Operating Modes – Ambulatory Mode,
respectively .
The Air Icon indicates if the Driver is connected to external air or is
powered by the compressors.