ThermoTek VascuTherm 4, User Manual

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• 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.
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Pneumatic Compression Therapy and DVT Calf Therapy:
At any time, Pneumatic Compression or DVT Therapy may be turned OFF separately.
Turning OFF either compression mode while a wrap is inflated will deflate the
respective wrap.
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.
Follow the instructions as follows to set Pneumatic Compression Therapy and DVT Calf
Compression Therapy:
Use of calf therapy on the foot is not an effective or approved treatment to reduce the
risk of clot formation.
DVT Calf 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 simulates natural walking action. This increases
blood flow to the heart through the veins of the lower extremities to reduce the risk of clot
formation.
• Follow the instructions for STD Compression and DVT Calf Compression Therapy. Select
“
ON
” for the STD COMP therapy and select the appropriate compression pressure of
“
LOW
”, “
MED
” or “
HIGH
”. Next, select “
C-BILAT
”, “
C-LEFT
” or “
C-RIGHT
” for the DVT Calf
therapies. Select “
SAVE
” to save the changes made.
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