Quick Start
NXT Owner’s Manual NXT-UM01, MAN2010
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For female patients
: Insert vesical (Pves) catheter 8-10 cm for single sensor, 12-14 cm
for dual sensor. Insert abdominal (Pabd) catheter into the rectum 10-15 cm, past any stool
that may be present, along the anterior wall of the rectum. Alternatively, insert vaginally in
the posterior fornix, just behind the cervix, at the level of the cul-de-sac of Douglas.
For male patients:
Insert vesical (Pves) catheter 8 cm plus penile length. Do not force if
resistance is met. Insert abdominal (Pabd) catheter into the rectum 10-15 cm, above the
prostate, past any stool that may be present, along the anterior wall of the rectum. Tape
the catheter as close to the insertion site as possible.
Remove the protective caps from the catheter connectors, lift the doors on the
PIM NXT, insert the connectors into the PIM NXT, and push gently until they lock.
Verify that all catheters are connected properly by giving a gentle tug on the
catheter connector. Do not pull catheter lumens. Close any doors of the PIM NXT
which are not in use to seal the empty transducer channels from dirt or debris.
IMPORTANT:
The catheter connectors are color coded blue (Pves), red (Pabd), and
yellow (Pura) per industry standard.
Figure 7: Catheters Connected to PIM NXT
Verify that the catheter appears in the consumable traceability window in
Synergy. If the catheter does not register in Synergy, disconnect the catheter
and reconnect.
Confirm positioning of the catheter using the Synergy interphase. Ask the patient
to cough to confirm the catheter’s positioning. When recording two pressures at
the same time, the cough will show equal deflection on both channels (Figure 22).
With Auto Cough detection activated, Synergy will mark these deflections as
coughs automatically; refer to
Customizing Control Panel
on page
53
for more
information.
Figure 8: Pressure Flow Preview Phase