Priming The Disposable Tubing Set; Starting Rinseback - Gambro Cobe Spectra Essentials Manual

Loading and Removing the Disposable Tubing Set and Other Common Operations
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Rotate the centrifuge clockwise several times to ensure the tubing
does not twist and the upper bearing remains in place.
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Close the centrifuge door and cover.

Priming the Disposable Tubing Set

Follow the instructions in the procedural guides.
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Starting Rinseback

Note: All procedures using a Functionally Closed WBC
disposable tubing set and an inlet flow rate greater than
50 mL/min: To avoid ACCESS PRESSURE LOW alarms during
Rinseback, prior to Rinseback, decrease the inlet flow rate to 50
mL/min. If you decrease the inlet flow rate during Rinseback, you
must change the inlet flow rate for each Rinseback mode which
uses the inlet pump.
Warning: Gambro BCT DOES NOT recommend performing
Rinseback during RBCX procedures. Rinseback volume is not
included in the predicted end hematocrit and the fraction of
original cells remaining calculations.
If you cannot perform an automatic Rinseback, see "Manual Rinseback
Procedure" in Chapter 12. To perform Rinseback faster or slower than
the current pump flow rates, see "Speeding or Slowing Rinseback" in
Chapter 11.
Dual-Needle TPE procedures: To administer extra replacement fluid
during Rinseback, see "Administering Extra Replacement Fluid During
Rinseback" in Chapter 2 of the Therapeutic Apheresis Guide.
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The End of Run screen appears:
End of Run: 1=Rinseback, 2=Continue Run.
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Press 1.
Note: For information about how to continue the Run, see
the procedural guides.
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