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System System Clogged Standby Alarm Battery Open sterile tubing Insert tubing into Thopaz Ensure that sealing ring is in ensuring tubing end does not place on side of Thopaz. bend and that it is tight against Internal Error Thopaz.
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Change Pressure Access Patency Check Silence – Attach canister to Thopaz Thopaz ready for functional test. Alarm – Place bottom pins in Thopaz tracks Filter – Click top of canister into Clogged Thopaz ensuring it is tight Leak against Thopaz...
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Check Thopaz is running. Cover patient end of tubing Flow rate should decrease. The flow rate should rise. using your thumb. If not, ensure canister is clicked in, tubing is tight against Thopaz Internal and sealing ring is in place. Error...
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Test Set Up Change Pressure Access Patency Check Press standby button for Connect Thopaz tubing to Continue treatment by pressing 3 seconds. Thopaz will go into patient chest tubing according on button. Silence standby mode. to local hospital guidelines. Alarm Filter...
How to change pressure Canister/ Tubing Set Up Functional Test Set Up Change Pressure Access Patency Check Silence Press both buttons simultane- Use up/down arrows to select Press the OK button to return to Alarm ously to highlight pressure. desired pressure level or select previous screen.
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How to access patency check Canister/ Tubing Set Up Functional Test Set Up Change Pressure Access Patency Check Silence To access the patency check Press down arrow to zoom. Indicator only visible in zoom- Alarm press the Graph button. mode when flow is 0 mL/min. Filter Clogged Leak...
Change Pressure Access Patency Check Silence The alarm will beep and a To silence alarm push up/down Turning Thopaz off by power Alarm description will appear on buttons simultaneously. Thopaz button will not silence alarm. Filter screen. will proceed when problem Clogged resolves.
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The alarm will beep and a To silence alarm press both Clamp tubing as close to Alarm description will appear on up/down arrows simultane- Thopaz as possible to prevent Filter screen. Thopaz will automati- ously and follow on screen fluid leakage or follow prevailing Clogged cally go into standby mode.
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Problem: There is a disconnection of the tubing, the canister may not Canister/ be clicked in properly, the o ring is missing between Thopaz and canister Tubing Set Up or patient is experiencing unusually large airleak Functional Test Set Up...
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Canister/ Tubing Set Up Functional Test Set Up Change Pressure Access Check that Thopaz tubing is Press blue button to release Ensure the sealing ring is still in Patency Check tight at the patient end. canister. place. Silence Alarm Filter...
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The alarm will beep and a Alarm description will appear on Filter screen. Clogged Leak – Remove kink, Thopaz will resume treatment in System – Clamp tubing next to canister and clamp patient System catheter tube Clogged – Hold down standby for 3 seconds Standby –...
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Problem: Thopaz left in standby mode for 5 minutes Canister/ Tubing Set Up Functional Test Set Up Change Pressure Access Patency Check Silence The alarm will beep and a To silence alarm press both up/ Thopaz will ask you if you...
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Problem: Thopaz has approximately 30 minutes of battery remaining Canister/ Tubing Set Up Functional Test Set Up Change Pressure Access Patency Check Silence The alarm will beep and a To silence alarm press both up/ Place Thopaz onto docking Alarm...
Change Pressure Access Patency Check Silence The alarm will beep and a To silence alarm press both up/ Thopaz will instruct you to Alarm description will appear on down arrows simultaneously power off. Press power button Filter screen. and follow on screen instruc- once quickly.
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