ThermoTek VascuTherm 4, User Manual

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• For the current therapy duration; the “ ON TIMER ” will display the minutes remaining
for therapy and appear “Bold” and the “ REST TIMER ” will appear “Faded Out”. When the
therapy has stopped, the “ REST TIMER ” will display the minutes remaining before the
therapy can start again and it will appear “Bold” and the “ ON TIMER ” will appear “Faded
Out”.
When the prescribed therapy duration is complete:
• If the display is in the Main Therapy Screen, select “ STOP THERAPY ” from the Main
Therapy screen. The Cool therapy will stop and the display will return to the Start screen.
• To disable Heat therapy and continue with other active therapy modalities, and prevent it
from running on the next start up, from the Therapy Setup Screen, select “ HEAT ”, followed
by “ OFF ”. The unit will return to the Main menu and Heat therapy will be disabled until re-
enabled by the user.
• If no additional therapies are to be used, it is recommended to turn the unit OFF. Once the
unit is OFF, you may now remove your therapy wraps.
Compression should be turned OFF when the therapy wrap is not on the patient.
Allowing the therapy wrap to inflate while unattended or to inflate all the way to a
“ballooned” state can cause damage to the wrap and will reduce the life of the wrap.
9.4
Pneumatic Compression Therapy for Edema and
Lymphedema:
Compression therapy provides compressed air to the therapy wrap and transfers pressure to
the treatment site. This added external pressure aids in reducing the pooling of blood and
lymphatic fluid in the targeted extremity. The compression treatment provided by the unit
uses a preset pressure setting and cycle time.
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