TRN-QRG-100125-US(AC)
Troubleshooting/Tips (page 2 of 3)
Event messages
Message
Action
Waste Bag Full
1. Empty or replace the waste bag.
2. Touch
Continue
to continue.
NOTE:
When emptying waste bag, ensure fluid level in bag stays above 1 liter mark.
NOTE:
When replacing waste bag, ensure bowl is empty. If bowl is not empty, its contents must be
returned to reservoir and processed again.
Air Detected During Fill
1. Ensure red line clamp is open.
2. Check tubing for kinks and occlusions.
3. When additional fluid is in reservoir, touch
Fill
to resume filling bowl.
OR
Touch
Conc
to continue filling bowl with red cells from RBC bag.
OR
Touch
Wash
to wash a partial bowl.
Long Empty
1. Ensure fluid is not transferring from the waste bag to the bowl, which would
indicate loss of sterile air.
2. Check the tubing for correct placement in the air detector.
3. Check the effluent tubing for correct placement in the effluent line sensor.
4. Check the effluent tubing for kinks and occlusions.
5. Check the blue and red tubing for kinks and occlusions.
6. Touch Continue to continue.
This guide is not intended as a substitute for the Cell Saver
®
Elite
®
+ System Operation Manual or authorized training.
NOTE:
If fluid is transferring from the waste bag to the bowl, waste may have reached the RBC bag.
The contents of the RBC bag should be returned to the bowl to be washed again.
NOTE:
If a kink or occlusion is found in the blue tubing, it is recommended to QC the RBC product
to ensure no hemolysis occurred.
NOTE:
If the error message continues, the user should remove the bowl, tilt it upside down and
visually check the base for cracks directly on or extending from the ribs. Please refer to
the Cell Saver Elite+ System Operation Manual for additional guidance.
