Conductivity; Manually Opening The Arterial Pressure Measurement Unit; Power Failure (Outage) - Fresenius Medical Care 5008 Operating Instructions Manual

9.6

Conductivity

Conductivity alarm
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Manually Opening the Arterial Pressure Measurement Unit

9.8

Power Failure (Outage)

Power failure and battery operation
Fresenius Medical Care 5008 OP 5/09.06
Cause:
Severe dialyzer membrane rupture.
Touch the Override button.
Blood leak override will be displayed in the Message button field.
Override time: 1.5 minutes each time the button is touched.
The alarm indicator will stop lighting if the leak is closed.
If not, replace the dialyzer.
Message: Conductivity alarm
Cause:
The dialysate conductivity value is out of range.
Remedy:
Verify the concentrate side.
Correct the problem causing the alarm.
Relieve the pressure in the blood lines.
Connect a syringe to the upper left port in the dialysate filter chamber.
Use a syringe to open the arterial pressure measurement unit.
In case of a power failure, the following message will be displayed:
Power failure – System is battery-operated. Acknowledge the audible
alarm. (UF pump stops, substituate pump stops, dialysate flow off.)
After power return, the message disappears.
(Dialysate alarms will be suppressed for further 2 minutes
approximately.)
Chapter 9: Alarm Processing
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