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Presenting the Cell Saver 5+ System
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The Haemonetics Cell Saver 5+ Autologous Blood Recovery System (CS5+)
represents the fifth generation since the introduction of the first successful
autologous blood collection system, the original Cell Saver 1 System.
Using the latest microprocessor technology, the Cell Saver 5+ system
delivers a high level of automation in the processing of autologous blood.
Operator interaction and surveillance are minimized by the use of a sensor
which automatically detects the level of fluid in the reservoir and initiates
device operation. Processing time has also been reduced while maintaining
the highest quality end product.
The Haemonetics Cell Saver 5+ system and its related accessory devices are
intended to be used for the recovery of blood shed during or after an opera-
tion, or as the result of trauma. The shed blood is collected in a sterile reser-
voir, then processed by the Cell Saver system in a centrifuge bowl to pack
red blood cells (RBCs), then washed to remove cell stroma, platelets, acti-
vated clotting factors, extracellular potassium, free hemoglobin, anticoagu-
lant, and cardioplegia.
The washed, packed RBCs may then be pumped to a bag for gravity reinfu-
sion to the patient, or, to the arterial line of an extracorporeal circuit for rein-
fusion to the patient
Indications for use
The CS5+ system should be considered for a procedure when it is antici-
pated that blood will be shed from a clean wound and retrieved at a rate
permitting aspiration without undue hemolysis. The presence of any of the
following criteria may be an indication for blood salvage:
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Anticipated blood loss is 15% or more of the patient’s estimated
blood volume.
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Blood would ordinarily be crossmatched.
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More than 10% of the patients undergoing the type of procedure
require transfusion.
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The mean transfusion rate for the type procedure exceeds one unit.
Specific types of surgery for which the technique is especially useful
include:
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Open heart and vascular surgery.
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Total joint replacements and spinal surgery.
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Liver transplantation.
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Ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
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Selected neurosurgical procedures.
Post-operative salvage is employed most often following cardiac and certain
types of orthopedic procedures
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