Smith Medical Medex LogiCal Quick Operation Manual

LogiCal 5ml Closed Blood
®
Sampling System
Quick Blood Sampling Operation Guide
BEFORE YOU START
Remove the kit from the pack, confi rm
all Luer connectors are tightened.
Attach and mount the LogiCal
5ml closed blood sampling system
properly to the mounting system.*
Before you start to obtain a blood
sample, verify the system is primed
per the IFU and the fl uid bag is
pressurised to 300mmHg and placed
at a higher level than the system.
* The mounting system consists of the LogiCal
transducer plates, clamp, brackets and cables.
See LogiCal 5 ml Closed Blood Sampling
®
System brochure for references.
1
Prior to Sampling
• Verify the reservoir stopcock "OFF"
arrow points to the reservoir syringe
and reservoir syringe plunger is on
0ml position.
Prepare the system to obtain
2
blood samples:
• Turn the reservoir stopcock "OFF"
arrow to point upstream to the fl uid
®
bag.
• Locate the in-line needle-free
blood sampling site and cleanse the
®
sampling site per hospital policy
and procedure.
• Slowly pull the reservoir syringe
plunger down to the 5ml position to
draw back fl uid, bringing undiluted
blood to the sampling site.
• Turn the reservoir stopcock "OFF"
arrow to point downstream to the
patient.
3
Obtaining blood samples:
• Connect a Luer lock syringe or
sampling device to the in-line
needle-free blood sampling site.
• Gently withdraw the desired blood
sample.
• Disconnect the Luer lock syringe
or sampling device from the in-line
needle-free blood sampling site.
CONTINUED ON REVERSE
STEPS 4-5