Fresenius Medical Care 2008K Operator's Manual page 30

Chapter 1—Overview
Blood Pressure Module
The Blood Pressure module is located internally with the pressure tubing running from the
back of the machine to the cuff. The module can automatically take the patient's fluid
pressure at defined intervals, record the systolic, diastolic, MAP, and pulse values, and plot
out the results on both the "Blood Pressure" screen and the "Trends" screen. The pressure
cuffs come in a variety of sizes to accommodate neonatal through large adult patients. The
Adult size comes standard with the 2008K and can accommodate patients with upper arm
circumferences of 25-35 centimeters. An optional thigh cuff is also available.
Heparin Pump
The heparin pump provides a means of injecting heparin into the blood circuit gradually over
the course of the treatment or as a bolus. The pump can accommodate a variety of syringes
that are commercially available. The pump works in conjunction with the "Heparin" screen
where such parameters as the size and type of the syringe, infusion rate, infusion time, and
bolus amount of heparin to be infused are selected.
If heparin is infused manually (by pushing in the carriage lock button while pushing on the
slide carriage), the volume will not be added to the displayed amount, and must be added to
the total heparin amount. Manually moving the carriage to infuse heparin is not
recommended.
Figure 10 – Heparin Pump Module (shown with syringe)
30
Syringe Barrel
Clamp
Carriage Latch
2008K Operator's Manual rev. K