ThermoTek VascuTherm 4, User Manual

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3. Stop therapy. Check the reservoir fluid level after stopping the fluid pump and fill the
reservoir as necessary.
NOTE:
you may get a Check Flow/Fluid Alarm or Low Temp Alarm if the unit remains
with the therapy running and with the fluid pump ON without having a good flow of
fluid through the system and the wraps. To avoid these alarms, make sure you STOP
therapy about 30 seconds after you START therapy while you are trying to prime your
unit and achieve a good fluid flow.
4. Start therapy again while tilting the unit to the right for about 30 seconds.
5. Shake the wrap so as to help it release the bubbles it may have inside.
6. Stop therapy. Check the reservoir fluid level one more time and fill the reservoir as
necessary.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 until you can verify there is fluid moving through the clear fluid tubes,
there are little to no air bubbles in the tubes or wraps.
8. Priming your unit will take approximately 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
9. After you see that enough fluid has filled up the wrap and a good flow is going from the
unit to the wrap and back into the unit, you have completed the priming process for the
VascuTherm™ 4 and you are ready to begin therapy.
10. If steps 1 through 9 are ineffective, try the following options:
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Tilt unit to the right to release air bubbles trapped in the system.