ThermoTek VascuTherm 4, User Manual

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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.
The use of Foot Compression Therapy is for bilateral use. If for any reason only the
Left DVT wrap will be used, connect the wrap to the left port or connect the wrap to
the right port if only the Right DVT wrap will be used.
DVT Foot Compression therapy is used in combination with specially designed therapy wraps
to transfer pressure to the foot using compressed air. The preset inflation and deflation
cycle of the VascuTherm 4™ therapy system simualtes natural walking action. This increases
blood flow to the heart through the veins of the lower extremities to reduce the risk of clot
formation.
• To initiate DVT Foot Compression, select “
START THERAPY
” from the Start screen and the
Main Therapy screen will appear.
• On the Main Therapy screen (COMP/COOL/DVT), select “
DVT
” and you will be taken to the
Primary Therapy screen.
• Select “
FOOT
” from the Primary Therapy screen, the display will change and now read
“
F-BILAT
”. Bilateral compression will automatically alternate compression cycles between
the left and the right calf wraps. Select “
SAVE
” to save the settings. The next screen will be
the Main Therapy screen.