Finding a Leak Using Seal Check
™
Finding a Leak
View or Export Therapy History
Changing the Canister
Therapy History provides a chronological log of dates and
times for unit functions. From Clinician Mode Home Screen,
press
‘Therapy’
then
‘Next’
then
‘History’
to access:
1. Stop V.A.C.
®
Therapy by pressing on the
Touch Screen User Interface.
DO NOT turn power Off to the ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy Unit.
2. Slide both tubing clamps toward
the tubing connector.
See picture 1.
3. Close both clamps.
4. Twist and separate tubing connectors.
5. Depress the Canister Latch Release.
See picture 2
.
6. Remove the canister from the therapy unit.
Dispose of the canister according to institution
requirements or State regulations.
7. Install the new canister on the therapy
unit. An audible “click” should be heard
when the canister is properly installed.
See picture 3.
8. If properly installed, the canister cannot be removed by
gently pulling the canister directly away from the unit.
9. Reconnect the dressing tubing.
10. Open both tubing clamps.
11. Start V.A.C.
®
Therapy by pressing on the Touch
Screen User Interface.
DO NOT turn power Off to the ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy Unit.
The
‘Therapy History’
screen has two options:
•
‘View History’
: View therapy History on screen.
•
‘Export History’
: Access to screens where the Therapy
History Report can be transferred via USB or IR (Infrared).
Press
‘View History’
button to access this on-screen therapy
history display:
Holding the buttons will rapidly scroll through the
report.
When the ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy Unit detects a significant leak,
the
Leak Alarm
will activate. (See
Alerts and Alarms
section of the User Manual for more details on this alarm.)
The
Seal Check
™
feature provides an audible tone and bar
graph to assist in finding leaks.
•
The audible tone frequency slows down and the bar graph
decreases in height as the leak is found.
•
Orange bar graph indicates a significant leak.
•
Green bar graph indicates that the ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy
System is operating normally.
Transition point from
green to orange and
vice-versa.
Press to turn the Seal
Audio tone On or Off.
Press
on the Leak Alarm screen to
use the
Seal Check
™
Tool to
help find leaks.
Press
‘Export History’
button on the
‘Therapy History’
screen to download a Therapy History Report to a USB Flash
drive or transfer via Infrared transfer.
Most leaks occur:
•
where the drape meets the skin.
•
where the SensaT.R.A.C.
™
Pad is attached to the drape.
•
at tubing connections.
1. Ensure connector between dressing tubing and canister
tubing is properly locked.
2. Ensure the canister is securely installed onto the therapy unit.
3. While therapy is on, move your hand and fingers slowly
around the edges of the drape and SensaT.R.A.C.
™
Pad.
The bar graph will lower and the frequency of the
audible tone (if Seal Audio is On) will decrease when the
leak is found.
4. Refer to the Application Instructions provided with
V.A.C.
®
Dressings for information on using excess
V.A.C.
®
Drape material to seal the leak area.
5. If necessary, contact your local clinician or KCI for
assistance or further information.
Alerts
See the Alerts and Alarms section of the ActiV.A.C.
®
User Manual for more details.
Alerts
will be displayed on the Touch Screen User Interface when the
ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy Unit detects a condition that requires patient or
caregiver attention. A single audible tone will sound.
Battery Low Alert:
About 2 hours of batter power remains. Recharge
the battery.
Blockage Alert:
Check tubing for closed clamps, kinks, crimps and
blockages. Lower therapy unit and tubing to or below the wound level.
Low Pressure Alert:
Check tubing for closed clamps, kinks, crimps and
blockages. Lower therapy unit and tubing to or below the wound level.
Service Timer Expired Alert:
Contact KCI for instructions.
Press for more information.
Press for more information.
Alarms
See the Alerts and Alarms section of the ActiV.A.C.
®
User
Manual for more details.
Alarms
will be displayed on the Touch Screen User Interface
when the ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy Unit detects a condition that
requires immediate patient or caregiver attention.
Repeating audible tones will sound.
Press to silence the audible tone for 2 minutes.
Battery Critical Alarm:
About 30 minutes of battery power
remains. Immediately recharge the battery.
Blockage Alarm Therapy Interrupted:
Check tubing for
closed clamps, kinks, crimps and blockages. Lower therapy unit
and tubing to or below the wound level.
Canister Full Alarm:
Change the canister and restart therapy.
Canister Not Engaged Alarm:
Ensure canister is properly
installed.
Leak Alarm:
Use leak detection procedures and the
Seal
Check
™
Tool to help find and repair leak.
Leak Alarm Therapy Interrupted:
A leak has been detected
and not resolved. After fixing leaks, press ‘Reset’ and restart
therapy.
Low Pressure Alarm Therapy Interrupted:
Therapy unit
remains on; however, negative pressure at the wound may be
below set pressure, potentially compromising therapy. Check
tubing for closed clamps, kinks, crimps and blockages. Lower
therapy unit and tubing to or below the wound level.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy unit will
continue to attempt to deliver therapy as audio and
visual alarms occur. Timely clinician intervention is
required.
System Error Alarm:
A technical fault has occurred. Turn unit
off and then back on. If the fault persists, contact KCI.
Therapy Inactive Alarm:
Therapy has been off for
15 minutes. Restart therapy.
Pic. 1
Pic. 2
Pic. 3
ActiV.A.C.
®
Therapy is to be used with SensaT.R.A.C.
™
disposables
only. Ensure that a cleanly cut 2-3 cm hole (not a slit) is cut
through the drape. Use the ruler provided in the SensaT.R.A.C.
™
Dressings package to ensure proper hole size. Center the
SensaT.R.A.C.
™
Pad opening directly over hole in drape.
Important
Please ensure you correctly position and orient the unit
in the carry bag to prevent unnecessary canister alarms.
Whilst in the carry bag, the touch screen on the unit
should always be ‘right side up’ and visible through the
‘window’ in the bag.
Please ensure you cut an appropriate size hole in the
V.A.C.
®
drape to accommodate the SensaT.R.A.C.
™
pad.
This sh ould be a 2.5cm round hole, not a slit or an ‘X’.
If necessary, contact KCI Ireland for assistance or further
information at
1800
980 8880
.
