
Spectra Optia Apheresis System Operator’s Manual
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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange with a Secondary Plasma Device (TPE-SPD) Procedures
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Blood warmer tubing set volume (mL)
1 to 100
Custom prime
Fluid type
• RBC
• Plasma
• Albumin
RBC unit Hct (%)
25 to 80
Inlet flow rate (mL/min)
5 to 120
Volume (mL)
100 to 400
(Volume should be at least 200 mL
for the patient to receive the full
benefit.)
Saline prime
Volume (mL)
5 to 2000
Flow rate (mL/min)
1 to 100
Run values
AC infusion rate (mL/min/L TBV)
0.2 to 2.5
(Caution status applies if the entry
exceeds 1.2.)
Inlet:AC ratio (__:1)
2 to 50
(Warning appears if entered ratio is
not within the recommended range of
6:1 to 15:1.)
Plasma treated (mL)
Depends on the patient’s plasma
volume.
Run time (min)
40 to 480
Plasma volumes treated
0.5 to 4
Inlet flow rate (mL/min)
5 to 142
Plasma flow rate (mL/min)
2 to 142
Main run
Packing factor
4 to 20
Default: 20
(Packing factor can be changed only
during Semi-Automatic mode.)
Inlet flow rate (mL/min)
5 to 142
Plasma flow rate (mL/min)
2 to 142
Replace pump balance (%)
50 to 150
AC infusion rate (mL/min/L TBV)
0.2 to 2.5
(Caution status applies if the entry
exceeds 1.2.)
Inlet:AC ratio (__:1)
2 to 50
(Warning appears if the entered ratio
is not within the recommended range
of 6:1 to 15:1.)
Table 8-2:
Data entry ranges for TPE-SPD procedure parameters (continued)
Screen
Parameter
Range
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