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After the saline rinse is complete, perform the steps that appear on the screen:
• Close the inlet saline line.
• Clamp the return line.
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Touch
Continue
. The screen instructing you to connect the patient lines appears.
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If you intend to perform more than one saline rinse, proceed to the next section, “Repeating a saline rinse.”
Do not
touch
Confirm
.
Repeating a saline rinse
You can perform a saline rinse as many times as necessary. To repeat a saline rinse, perform the following steps:
1
On the screen instructing you to connect the patient lines touch the go back button.
2
When the screen appears instructing you to clear the saline from the saline drip chamber and rehang the
container, touch
Confirm
.
3
Repeat the steps under “Starting the saline rinse” above.
Selecting and Confirming the Single-Needle Option
To use a single needle for a TPE procedure, you must first select and confirm the single-needle option. See
“Converting the Access to a Single Needle” on page 91 for instructions. You may change your selection for the
single-needle option before you prime the inlet line, the return line, and the single-needle connector. If you selected
to perform a saline rinse or a custom prime, you will be instructed to perform these steps before connecting the
single-needle connector.
Indicating Plasma Collection (BMP)
Touch the collect plasma button on the BMP options screen until the desired selection appears on the button. The
change applies to the current procedure only. To change the default setting, you must change the configured
setting.
Indicating the Use of a Blood Warmer
Follow the instructions below to indicate the use of a blood warmer during the procedure. You must prime the
blood warmer tubing set before you connect the patient. If you are using a blood warmer on the replace line, refer
to “Exchange Procedures: Using a Blood Warmer on the Replace Line” on page 267.
Exchange procedures
1
Select the line on the tubing set to which you want to connect the blood warmer. To use more than one blood
warmer, select both the return line and the replace line:
• To indicate a blood warmer on the return line, touch the return line button until
Yes
appears on the
button.
• To indicate a blood warmer on the replace line, touch the replace line button until
Yes
appears on the
button. Ensure that you connect the blood warmer to the replace line before you spike the replacement
fluid.
2
If you indicated a blood warmer on the return line, enter the volume of the blood warmer tubing set:
a. Touch the tubing set volume button. A data entry pad appears.
b. Enter the volume of the tubing set. The volume you entered appears on the button.
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