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M000 Control Unit Operator’s Manual: U .S .
To fill the KIMBERLY-CLARK* Patient Warming System M000, take the
following steps:
. Obtain approximately 2 .0 liters of distilled or sterile water .
2 . Locate the Fill Tube on the back of the controller and to the lower left
of the Fluid Delivery Line (see Appendix E Parts Table for part number for
reordering) .
NOTE: Fluid Delivery Line Port (Figure 2) must have either a fluid
delivery line without pads or manifold plug attached in order to properly fill
the tank.
3 . Press the Home Key . Then press the down arrow until the fill screen appears:
“Water Level Empty . Enter to Fill .” Press Enter to proceed .
4 . The display screen will read: “Place the Fill Tube in the container of water .
Press Enter to fill .” Place the end of the fill tube in the container of water .
5 . Press Enter again and the Patient Warming System M000 will automatically
fill until the reservoir is full . The fill tube may have to be held in the container
to ensure adequate suction .
6 . The screen will read “Fill Complete .” Press Enter and remove the Fill Tube
from the container . Keep the fill tube connected to the Control Unit .
7 . Press Home to return to Main Menu .
NOTE: Pads must not be connected to the fluid delivery line while filling the unit.
The filling cycle can be terminated at any point during the filling process by pressing
Stop . If the filling cycle is stopped prior to completion, the reservoir will have a
volume less than full and may require more frequent filling . The number of proce-
dures that can be conducted prior to filling depends on the number of pads used
and the amount of water remaining in the pads after a Purge cycle is completed .
To avoid overfilling, do not fill the KIMBERLY-CLARK* Patient Warming System
M000 Control Unit unless pads have been emptied by pressing the Purge Key .
If the reservoir is filled prior to emptying the pads, the reservoir may be full and
may not allow a full Purge to occur . An incomplete Purge may result in excess
water remaining in the pads .
In the event of a power failure or shutdown of the system, the reservoir may read
EMPTY if the pads are filled with water . Press Purge to refill the reservoir and then
resume treatment .
The control unit has been designed to take up a minimal amount of space and to
be easily moved to an appropriate location in the Operating Suite . To ensure proper
operation, the top of the unit should be located 5 cm to 90 cm (6 in . to 36 in .) below
the patient to ensure proper flow . Maintaining the reservoir lower than the patient
also minimises accidental leakage in the event of puncture or disconnection of the
fluid delivery lines .
CAUTION: The top of the controller must be placed at a level 15 cm to 90 cm below
the patient to ensure proper flow.
3 .3 Filling the
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3 .4 Placement of the
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