Table Of Contents - HeartWare Ventricular Assist System Patient Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ......................................................................................................................................... 1
2 INTRODUCTION . ................................................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 W V
HEN ENTRICULAR
2.2 W Y S
HY OU HOULD
2.3 U
NDERSTANDING
2.4 H W ® V
EART ARE ENTRICULAR
3 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS . ......................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 W ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
ARNINGS
3.2 P ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
RECAUTIONS
4 POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS AND RISKS . .......................................................................................................... 1 0
5 POTENTIAL BENEFITS . ....................................................................................................................................... 1 2
5.1 H D
OW TO ECIDE IF A
5.2 T O
HE PERATION TO
5.3 S C
UMMARY OF LINICAL
6 HEARTWARE® SYSTEM ..................................................................................................................................... 1 3
6.1 HVAD® P ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
UMP
6.2 H W ® C
EART ARE ONTROLLER
6.2.1 U C
SING THE ONTROLLER
6.2.2 H C
OW TO HANGE THE
6.3 P S
OWER OURCES FOR THE
6.3.1 C P
ONNECTING OWER
6.3.2 D P
ISCONNECTING
6.3.3 C P
HANGING OWER
6.3.4 U B P
SING ATTERY
6.3.5 R P
ECOMMENDED
6.3.6 C B
HANGING A ATTERY
6.3.7 C B
ARE OF ATTERIES
6.4 H W ® B
EART ARE ATTERY
6.4.1 C B
ONNECTING ATTERIES TO THE
6.4.2 D B
ISCONNECTING
7 ALARMS . .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 6
7.1 N P A
O OWER LARM
7.2 H A . ...................................................................................................................................................... 27
IGH LARMS
7.3 M A
EDIUM LARMS
7.4 L A ....................................................................................................................................................... 29
OW LARMS
7.5 M A
ULTIPLE LARMS
7.6 H S
OW TO ILENCE
8 EQUIPMENT CARE AND MAINTENANCE . ........................................................................................................... 3 1
8.1 H L H
OW ONG EART
8.2 G C ..................................................................................................................................................... 31
ENERAL ARE
8.3 C ........................................................................................................................................................ 31
ONTROLLER
8.4 B . ........................................................................................................................................................... 32
ATTERIES
8.5 B C
ATTERY HARGER
9 ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING ............................................................................................................................. 3 3
A D I
SSIST EVICES ARE NDICATED
R M ...................................................................................................................... 4
EAD THIS ANUAL
H Y H W ® V
OW OUR EART ARE ENTRICULAR
A S C
SSIST YSTEM OMPONENTS
H W ® S
EART ARE YSTEM IS THE
P H W ® S
LACE THE EART ARE YSTEM
S I
TUDY NFORMATION USING THE
. ................................................................................................................................... 14
......................................................................................................................................... 15
C . ......................................................................................................................... 17
ONTROLLER
H W ® C
EART ARE ONTROLLER
S . ............................................................................................................................... 20
OURCES
S . ........................................................................................................................... 21
OWER OURCES
S ................................................................................................................................... 21
OURCES
......................................................................................................................................... 21
OWER
P M
RACTICES FOR OWER ANAGEMENT
. ........................................................................................................................................... 24
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C . ........................................................................................................................... 25
HARGER
B C
ATTERY HARGER
B C
ATTERIES FROM THE ATTERY HARGER
. ............................................................................................................................................... 27
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(M ) A . .......................................................................................................................... 30
UTE LARMS
W ® E S L
ARE QUIPMENT HOULD
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HeartWare® Ventricular Assist System Patient Manual
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A S W
SSIST YSTEM ORKS
. ........................................................................................... 5
R T Y .............................................................. 12
IGHT REATMENT FOR OU
. ................................................................................................ 12
H W ® S .............................................................. 13
EART ARE YSTEM
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