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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATION
1
Physician or Physician's Designated Licensed Healthcare Practitioner's Decision:
Physician or physician's designated licensed healthcare practitioner's discretion will be used to determine
the following:
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Which protocol should be used for the patient
A suitable protocol should be selected and adjusted depending on the patient's physiology and needs.
Each protocol contains parameters that control the BFR therapy session, including:
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Whether the BFR therapy session is Cyclic or not
BFR Protocol Parameters
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Pressure (LOP) as Personalized Tourniquet
Pressure (PTP)
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inflation
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What pressure to apply
Refer to Manual Tests and Checks under Section 2 Operating Instructions for how to set target
pressure set-point. For each BFR therapy session, the patient's Personalized Tourniquet Pressure (PTP)
should be determined by measuring the patient's Limb Occlusion Pressure (LOP). Tourniquet pressure
should be set to the PTP, with consideration to the protocol being used for the BFR therapy session
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When to inflate the tourniquet cuff
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How long to apply the tourniquet cuff
Refer to Manual Tests and Checks under Section 2 Operating Instructions for how to set the time
set-point. The time set-point should be set with consideration to the protocol being used for the BFR
therapy session
2
Patient Preparation:
Prepare the patient in accordance with your established procedures and Delfi's cuff utilization
instructions. Use only the patient-size appropriate PTS BFR Easi-Fit Tourniquet Cuff and the Matching Limb
Protection Sleeve for the selected PTS BFR Easi-Fit Tourniquet Cuff with the PTS for BFR instrument. The
Precautions In Use detailed under Section 1 General Information, as well as the following, are offered as
a guide to assist in this process
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In most cases, a tourniquet cuff should be applied to the widest part of the limb to allow as much tissue
as possible to lie between the cuff and any nerves or vascular structures susceptible to damage
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The optimum positions are the upper arm and the proximal third of the thigh
Refer to Section 3 BFR Cuff Utilization for more information on cuff selection and cuff application
3
Turning the Unit ON:
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Press the ON/STANDBY button to turn on the unit. Refer to Automatic Diagnostic and Calibration
Checks under Section 2 Operating Instructions
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Successful completion of the self-check and calibration check indicates that the unit is ready for use
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Percentage
of
Limb
Total time allowed for each cuff
Rest time between repetition sets
REPs (number of reps and sets)
C-BFR Protocol Parameters
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Occlusion
Percentage
Pressure (LOP) as Personalized Tourniquet
Pressure (PTP)
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Number of C-BFR cycles
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Duration of each C-BFR inflation
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Duration of each C-BFR deflation
2
of
Limb
Occlusion
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