Medium Alarms - HeartWare Ventricular Assist System Patient Manual

HeartWare® Ventricular Assist System Patient Manual
^ Immediate action required, and then call your physician, nurse or VAD coordinator
ALL high alarms will display a message on the Controller Display and the Alarm Indicator will flash
red. The VAD will stop if the driveline is disconnected or if the controller fails. For a "VAD Stopped"
alarm, the text message will tell you whether to connect the driveline or change the controller, as
both of these situations may trigger this alarm.
The "Controller Failed" alarm indicates a potential controller failure; the controller should be
exchanged with the back‐up controller.
WARNING! ALWAYS switch to the backup controller if there is a "Controller Failed"
alarm.
The "Critical Battery" alarm is displayed when both batteries only have a few minutes of battery
time remaining to power your pump. Replace the depleted batteries with fully charged batteries or
use your AC adapter or DC adapter.
7.3 Medium Alarms
The medium alarm starts at a low volume and gets louder over the next minute, unless the Alarm
Mute button is pressed. A medium alarm is indicated by a flashing YELLOW Alarm Indicator, and the
text message tells you to call medical personnel. Please call your doctor or nurse immediately to
receive instructions.
Alarm
(Line 1 on controller)
High Watts
Electrical Fault
Low Flow
Suction
Controller Fault^
Controller Fault^
^ Controller Fault indicates a possible controller malfunction, call your clinician for appropriate action. The controller
may need to be replaced with the back‐up controller.
* Call your doctor, nurse or VAD coordinator immediately.
When a medium alarm resolves there is no alarm sound or light displayed in the Alarm Indicator.
However, the message on the Controller Display will remain until you clear this message by pressing
the Scroll button . A new alarm will also clear a resolved medium alarm from the Controller
Display.
Action
(Line 2 on Meaning
controller)
A change in the
Call* status of your
VAD is detected
Call*
Possible
controller
Call: ALARMS
malfunction
OFF*
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Alarm
Indicator
Alarm Sound
Gradual increase in
volume over the first
minute if alarm not
muted.
Alarm gets louder
Flashing
after 5 minutes if
YELLOW
alarm not muted.
Able to mute alarm
for 5 minutes by
pressing Alarm Mute
Button.