Spectra Optia Apheresis System Operator’s Manual
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Configuring the Spectra Optia System
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Red Blood Cell Exchange (RBCX)
Table 4-7 shows the operating parameters to configure for an RBCX procedure.
Table 4-6:
Parameters and setting options to configure for a secondary plasma device
Tab
Parameter
Description
Setting Options
Plasma
Device
Prime divert volume (mL)
Volume of plasma pumped into the plasma device to
displace the fluid that was used to prime the plasma
device into the waste bag. This is typically the volume of
the plasma device.
0 to 500
Default: 0
Saline prime
Indication that a saline prime of the plasma device will
be performed.
• Yes
• No
Default: No
Replace pump balance (%)
Percentage change in the replace pump flow rate that is
required to balance the flow rates of the replace pump
and the plasma pump so that the desired volume of
treated plasma is maintained in the treated plasma bag.
50 to 150
Default: 100
Maximum plasma flow
rate (mL/min)
Maximum flow rate of the plasma pump during the run. 2 to 142
Default: 100
Plasma pressure alarm
limit: Notification (mmHg)
Limit at which the operator is notified of elevated
pressure in the plasma line.
50 to configured alarm limit
for maximum plasma
pressure
Default: 200
Plasma pressure alarm
limit: Maximum (mmHg)
Limit at which the operator is notified that the pressure
in the plasma line is too high.
50 to 1350
Default: 250
Table 4-7:
Parameters and setting options to configure for an RBCX procedure
Tab
Parameter
Description
Setting Options
RBCX
AC infusion
rate (mL/min/L TBV)
Rate at which anticoagulant (AC) is infused to the
patient. The configured rate represents the maximum
rate at the start of the run.
0.8 to 1.2
Default: 0.8
Inlet:AC ratio (__:1)
Ratio of the inlet pump flow rate to the AC pump flow
rate. The configured ratio represents the ratio at the
start of the run.
6 to 15
Default: 13
Custom replacement
fluid (%)
Percentage of citrate in the custom replacement fluid.
0 to 25
Default: 0
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