Medi-Therm
®
III
2
Table of Contents
Section
Description
Page
1.0
Safety Precautions ..................................1
2.0
Description ..............................................2
3.0
Features ....................................................3
4.0
Operator Control Panel .......................4
5.0
Start-up Procedure ................................5
6.0
Shutdown Procedure .............................7
7.0
Modes of Operations ............................8
Manual Mode ...........................................8
Automatic Mode .................................. 10
Monitor Mode ...................................... 12
8.0
Patient Safety ........................................ 13
9.0
Care of Medi-Therm III ...................... 15
10.0
Alerts/Troubleshooting/FAQ's .......... 17
11.0
Blankets/Accessories .......................... 21
12.0
Customer Training ............................... 21
13.0
Warranty ............................................... 21
Illustrations
Figure
Description
Page
1
Medi-Therm III System .........................2
2
Medi-Therm III Features ......................3
3
Medi-Therm III Control Panel ............4
4
Pinch Clamps ..........................................5
5
Quick-disconnects .................................6
6
Clik-Tite Connector .............................6
7
Float ..........................................................6
8
Manual Mode ..........................................9
9
Automatic Mode ................................. 10
10
Monitor Mode ..................................... 12
11
Probe Check Well .............................. 16
12
Temperature Fluctuations ................. 19
Important
Read and understand this
Medi-Therm III Operating Manual
and all
Safety Precautions
(see page 1, section 1.0 and
pp. 13–14, section 8.0) prior to using the Medi-Therm III
Hyper/Hypothermia Machine.
Medi-Therm and Clik-Tite are registered trademarks of Gaymar Industries, Inc.
© 2010. Gaymar Industries, Inc. All rights reserved. www.gaymar.com
Before you begin . . .
Receiving Inspection
Refer to the
Medi-Therm III Service Manual
for
Receiving
Inspection and Check-out Procedures.
If you have any questions, contact Gaymar's Technical
Service Department for assistance.
Telephone: 1 800 828-7341
(716) 662-2551
Fax:
(716) 662-8795
U. S. Federal law restricts this device to sale
by or on the order of a physician.
The Medi-Therm III MTA7900 along
with its temperature probe is a "Defi
-
brillator Proof, Type BF Applied Part"
per IEC60601-1 standards. See Sec-
tion 10.3.3 (p. 19) for more informa-
tion regarding patient defibrillation.
Indications for Use
The Medi-Therm is intended for use in supplying warm
or cold water at controlled temperatures via water
circulating blankets or body wraps for the application of
regulating patient temperature in situations where a phy-
sician determines that temperature therapy is necessary
and desirable.
Indications for use for the Medi-Therm thermal regulat-
ing system include:
1. To maintain pre-set body temperature as
determined by the physician.
2. To maintain normal body temperature during
surgical procedures.
3. For use in all hospital areas including
invasive and coronary care units, in
operating, recovery, and emergency rooms,
in burn units and on medical / surgical floors.
4. This system can be used with adult and
pediatric patients.
5. Monitoring and controlling patient temperature.
CAUTION
