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Average Battery Life
The battery life of the CATALYST™ with a fully-charged battery is up to 18 hours. The actual life is dependent
on the integrity of the dressing. A leak in the dressing can significantly reduce overall battery longevity.
Average Time for Recharging
To ensure the battery has been fully charged, the CATALYST™ should be connected to an outlet via the A.C. Power
Adapter for approximately 3 hours. After approximately 2 hours of charging, the CATALYST™ reaches 80 percent of total
battery capacity.
Low Battery Alert
While running on battery, a Low Battery alert “chirps” every 10 seconds and the OFF Button flashes when remaining
capacity of the battery is less than 20 percent (
3.2 Troubleshooting
). Typically, the CATALYST™ continues to operate
for approximately 1 hour after the Low Battery alert sounds.
If the battery charge gets too low, the CATALYST™ shuts off and the negative pressure wound therapy is stopped. At this
point, the CATALYST™ must be plugged into an outlet using the A.C. Power Adapter for negative pressure wound therapy
to resume. Once the A.C. Power Adapter is plugged in, press the ON Button to restart the CATALYST™.