Operating Manual
ALARMS AND PROBLEM CORRECTION
Software 2.6
B|BRAUN
Chapter 8
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SHARING EXPERTISE
2.6_CA-EN_03
8.3.2 Deaeration of the Heparin Adsorber
If the fluid level in the heparin adsorber drops during
the therapy, it can refilled.
During the treatment, remove the feed line to the
heparin adsorber from the heparin adsorber clamp
(HAK).
Select the <
Stop Therapy
> function to go to the
bypass mode (blood pump is turning, plasma-side
pumps stand still).
Place a clamp on the filtrate line behind the
precipitate filter and on the line to the PDF pressure
transducer.
Turn over the heparin adsorber by 180
o
.
Press the
key of the manual level adjustment of
the heparin adsorber air chamber to draw the air
out of the heparin adsorber and the line.
Turn over again the heparin adsorber by 180
o
.
Remove the clamps on the filtrate line and on the
line to the PDF pressure transducer.
Rotate the dialysate pump by two revolutions by
hand.
Restart the therapy by selecting the <
Start
Therapy
> function.
Correctly reinsert the feed line to the heparin
adsorber into the heparin adsorber clamp (HAK).
Perform the refilling of the heparin adsorber
without severe intervention on the pressure
parameters!
If necessary, repeat the operation.