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07-19-01-518 – January 2009
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Plasma Scale
This is the left-most of the three hanging scales. It holds
and monitors the plasma container of the disposable kit
during collection.
Platform Scale
The anticoagulant scale. Found to the immediate right of
the centrifuge compartment, it holds and monitors the
anticoagulant container during a procedure.
Pneumatic Pumps
Pumping system driven by pressurized air and vacuum.
Power Cycle
Turning the instrument power OFF and waiting a
minimum of 5 seconds then turning the power ON.
Pressure Cuff
An inflatable bladder that is used as a tourniquet on the
donor's arm during a procedure.
Prime
Series of steps that replaces air in the disposable kit with
anticoagulant saline, and/or blood.
Pump
A part of the cassette on the disposable kit that interacts
with the pneumatic pumping system of the instrument
and pushes fluid through the kit.
Pump Block
The part of the cassette compartment that interacts with
the cassette of the disposable kit to allow for fluid flow
through the kit. The pump block is covered by a gasket.
Pump Block Gasket
A fitted piece of rubber that covers the pump block in the
cassette compartment. It provides an interface between
the pump block and the cassette on the disposable kit.
RBC
Red blood cell.
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