ThermoTek VascuTherm 4, User Manual

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• Select “ RETURN ” to return to the Therapy Setup screen. Select “ SAVE ” to return to the
Main Therapy screen.
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 compression therapy will stop and the display will return to the Start screen.
• To disable Compression therapy and prevent it from running on the next start up, from
the Therapy Setup screen, select “ COMP ”, then select “ OFF ”. Select “ SAVE ” to save the
changes made. The unit will return to the Main menu and the Compression 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 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.
9.5
DVT Calf Compression Therapy:
The use of Calf therapy on the Foot is not an effective or approved treatment to
reduce the risk of clot formation.
Make sure the therapy wrap is applied properly before initiating any compression
therapy. Allowing the 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.