How To Silence (Mute ) Alarms - HeartWare Ventricular Assist System Patient Manual

HeartWare® Ventricular Assist System Patient Manual
Alarm Indicator and Alarm Sound for Multiple Alarms
Multiple
Alarm Condition
2 or More High Alarms
High and Medium Alarms
High and Low Alarms
2 or More Medium Alarms
Medium and Low Alarms
2 or More Low Alarms
Use the Scroll button
advance to the next alarm or to the pump parameters (L/min, RPM and Watts). If the Scroll button is
not touched for 1 minute, the controller automatically displays the most severe alarm on the
Controller Display. Also, if a new alarm occurs, the Controller Display will show you the new alarm.
Remember, if an arrow is displayed on the right side of the alarm message; use the Scroll button to
see all alarms.
7.6 How to Silence (Mute) Alarms
High alarms CANNOT be silenced. However, medium and low alarms can be silenced for 5 minutes
by pressing the Alarm Mute button . The alarm will sound again if a new alarm condition occurs or
five minutes has passed. The low and medium alarm sound will increase to the next highest alarm
volume level if the alarm condition is not resolved or is not muted within 5 minutes.
WARNING! ALWAYS investigate, and if possible, correct the cause of any alarm.
Silencing an alarm does not resolve the alarm condition.
CAUTION: ALWAYS call your clinician for appropriate action If there is a "Controller
Fault" alarm. The controller may need to be replaced with the back‐up controller.
Alarm Indicator
Flashing RED
Flashing RED
Flashing RED
Flashing YELLOW
Flashing YELLOW
YELLOW
to see all alarm conditions. Press the Scroll button each time you want to
Loud, continuous, unable to mute
Loud, continuous, unable to mute
Loud, continuous, unable to mute
Gradual increase in volume if alarm
NOT muted
Gradual increase in volume if alarm
NOT muted
Gradual increase in volume if alarm
NOT muted
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