For Clinician Use Only
Clinician Reference Guide
ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy System
Questions and Information
Clinician Feature Identification
Changing to Patient or Clinician Mode
Clinician Mode Home Screen
Settings
This is not intended as a comprehensive manual. For additional
information concerning proper use of the ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy
System, consult the ActiV.A.C.
®
User Manual (located in the
hard shell delivery case) and contact/or KCI.
If you are a patient, consult your treating physician and the
ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy System User Manual concerning the proper
use of the ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy System.
Touch Screen User Interface
KCI Authorized
Maintenance
Access Only
USB Data Port
(Clinician Use Only)
Power Connection
Battery Charging
Indicator Light
Power On/Off Button
Infrared Data Port
(Clinician Use Only)
Power the ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy Unit On or Off
Press and hold for approximately 2 seconds to turn the
ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy Unit On or Off.
The ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy Unit should be delivered to a new
patient already set to the Clinician Mode.
The ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy Unit will return to the Patient Mode after
about 15 minutes of Touch Screen User Interface inactivity.
ActiV.A.C.
®
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Help
Button
Indications, Contraindications, Warnings, Precautions
and other important Safety Information are contained in
the V.A.C.
®
Therapy General Safety Information Sheet
which should always be kept in the pocket inside the
front flap of the carrying case. If missing, contact
KCI Ireland at 1800 33 33 77.
Important Safety Information
accompanies this device.
Therapy On/Off Button
Therapy Status Bar
and Display Area
Screen Guard
Mode Indicator
Current Date/Current Time
This icon rotates when the
ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy Unit is
applying negative pressure.
Battery Level Indicator This “plug” indicator
appears while plugged
into a wall outlet.
Therapy Start Screen
Press to access the
‘Help Menu’
.
Press
‘Patient Mode’
or
‘Clinician Mode’
to go to
appropriate mode.
One of two confirmation screens will appear, depending on which
mode is being accessed.
From Clinician Mode Home screen, press
‘Therapy’
,
then
‘Next’
, then
‘Settings’
to access this screen.
Once the settings are chosen, this
‘Confirm’
screen will appear.
Press
‘OK’
to continue and to start therapy.
Press
‘Settings’
to access and:
•
Change
‘Pressure’
settings
•
Change
‘Intensity’
•
Toggle between
‘Continuous’
•
Set
‘Intermittent’
and
‘Intermittent’
therapy therapy times
•
‘Settings’
- Manually set therapy
•
‘Seal Check
™
’
- Assists in finding leaks
•
‘Settings Guide’
- Guide for preset therapy settings
•
‘History’
- View or export therapy history
Press
‘Exit’
to return to the Clinician Home screen.
Settings changed manually take immediate
effect when therapy is on.
From this screen, the
‘Seal Check
™
’
tool can be used to view
integrity of V.A.C.
®
Dressings.
Press
‘Patient Mode’
to
go to Patient Mode.
Press
‘Clinician Mode’
to go to Clinician Mode.
Press and hold
‘OK’
at least 5 seconds
to proceed to
‘Clinician Mode’
.
Manual Therapy Settings
Manual Therapy Settings cont.
Log Tool
Seal Check
™
Tool
