Chapter 2 - Patient Therapy; Place Arctic Gel ™ Pads; Connect Arctic Gel ™ Pads; Temperature Probe Placement - Medivance Arctic Sun 5000 Operator's Manual

Functional Verification
Perform the following functional verification procedure after initial setup
and installation of the control module.
1) Power On the control module
2) From the Patient Therapy Selection screen, press the Hypothermia
button to display the Hypothermia therapy screen.
3) From the Hypothermia therapy screen, press the Manual Control but-
ton to open the Manual Control window.
4) Use the Up and Down arrows to set the Manual Control water target
temperature to 40°C and the duration to 30 minutes.
5) Press the Start button to initiate Manual Control. Allow at least 3
minutes for the system to stabilize.
6) Monitor the flow rate and water temperature in the System status area
on the Hypothermia therapy screen.
7) Verify that the flow rate reaches at least 1.5 liters/minute.
8) Verify that the water temperature increases to 30°C.
9) Press the Stop button.
10) Set the Manual Control water target temperature to 4°C and the dura-
tion to 30 minutes.
11) Press the Start button to initiate Manual Control.
12) Monitor the flow rate and water temperature in the System status area
of the Hypothermia therapy screen. Verify that the water temperature
drops to 6°C.
13) Press the Stop button to stop Manual Control
14) Press the Cancel button to close the Manual Control window
15) Power Off the control module.
Chapter 2 – Patient Therapy
Place A G
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Pads
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Read the Instructions for Use that accompany the A
Examine each pad for damage prior to placement.
Connect A G
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Orient the blue and white colors on the pad line connector and Fluid
Delivery Line. While holding the pad line tubing, insert the clear pad line
connector into the Fluid Delivery Line manifold. Do not press or squeeze
the wings when connecting. The connector will click into place.

Temperature Probe Placement

Patient temperature control with the A
System requires patient temperature feedback provided by an indwelling
patient temperature probe connected to the Patient Temperature 1 con-
nector on the back of the Control Module. Any commercially-available
Yellow Springs Instrument 400 Series (YSI 400) compatible patient tempera-
ture probe can be connected to the A
System. Refer to the manufacturer's Instructions for Use for the specific
indications and temperature probe placement.

Patient Therapy Selection

Use the Patient Therapy Selection screen to initiate a New Patient, Con-
tinue a Current Patient, or access the Advanced Setup screen.
New Patient - Normothermia
Select Normothermia if the therapy goal is to maintain a patient tempera-
ture at a pre-defined target temperature for an indefinite period of time.
Press the Normothermia button to display the Normothermia therapy
screen.
New Patient - Hypothermia
Select Hypothermia to reduce and maintain a patient temperature at a set
target temperature for a defined period of time, then slowly re-warm the
patient at a controlled re-warming rate. Press the Hypothermia button to
display the Hypothermia therapy screen.
Current Patient
The Continue Current Patient button and the date and time that the current
therapy was paused will display on the Patient Therapy Selection screen if
a patient therapy was paused within the past 6 hours.
Press the Continue Current Patient button to resume a paused patient
therapy.
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Temperature Management
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Temperature Management
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