Warnings, Cautions, Notes, And Tips - Gambro Cobe Spectra Essentials Manual

The Spectra System Procedural Guides
The Spectra system apheresis procedures are described in three separate
guides. This section describes the contents of each guide:
® TM
•
The COBE Spectra Apheresis System Therapeutic Apheresis Guide
– Dual-Needle and Single-Needle Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
(TPE) procedures
– Platelet Depletion procedure
– Red Blood Cell Exchange (RBCX) procedure, including the
RBC Depletion procedure
– White Blood Cell (WBC) Depletion procedure
– Lymphoplasma Exchange (LPE) procedure
® TM
•
The COBE Spectra Apheresis System Cell Therapy Guide
– Mononuclear Cell (MNC) and Polymorphonuclear (PMN)
Cell collection procedures
®
– Spectra AutoPBSC collection procedure
– Bone Marrow Processing (BMP) procedure
® TM
•
The COBE Spectra Apheresis System Platelet Collection Guide
– Dual-Needle and Single-Needle Extended Life Platelet
(ELP™) collection procedures
– LeukoReduction System (LRS
include the Dual-Needle and Single-Needle LRS and LRS
™
Turbo procedures. Perform these procedures to collect
leukocyte-reduced donor platelets. No post-collection
leukoreduction is necessary.
Each guide includes step-by-step instructions for performing the
procedures.
®
COBE Spectra™ Apheresis System • Essentials Guide
®
) collection procedures, which
®

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

The following examples show how notes, cautions, warnings, and tips
appear in the manual.
Note: Emphasizes important details.
Caution: Alerts the user to the possibility of a problem with the
device associated with its use or misuse. This includes device
malfunction, device failure, and damage to the device or to other
property.
Warning: Alerts the operator of serious hazards, consequences,
or conditions that are likely to result in a harmful reaction, trauma,
or death to the patient or operator.
Tip: Provides useful information.
Preface
1-5