Medical Vcare a Series, Руководство пользователя

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13. Check the display and verify that the neg. pressure applied is according to the pre-
set value (a minor fluctuation of +/-5 mmHg in actual pressure should be expected).
14. Patient and wound status should be monitored regularly according to the clinical
condition of the wound.
When the device is operated by the internal battery, operation of
approximately 1 hour is expected.
Alarms and Alerts
Vcare
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Alarm system
The Vcare
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system has two kinds of alarm signals:
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Visual alarm- consists of an indication LED (red/ yellow) and of the following alarm
condition symbol:
(Alarm sumbol no. 1 from the symbols description table)
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o
Auditory alarm- repetitive beeping sound produced by a buzzer. The beeping
frequencies and inter-burst intervals change according to alarm condition priority
(High and Low) in order for the care-giver to identify the priority of the alarm condition
from distance and act accordingly.
In order to hear the auditory alarm the device must be operated in a quite
environment with background noise of no more than 45-50dB.
For further information, see buzzer specification in the specifications section.
The user is able to choose between a visual alarm and a visual & auditory alarm signals.
1.
Alarm conditions
1.1.
Critical battery alarm
Description: this alarm is initiated when battery voltage is too low to support
operation of the system. In this case, vacuum operation is shut down and alarms are
set.
Priority: High.