System Features; Filter With Gas Vent - level 1 System 1000 Operator's And Service Manual

Circulating 1
water bath |
Heat
Pump
Figure 1. Block diagram of SIMS Level 1 fluid warmers.
Figure 1 diagrams the System 1000 and its operation.
An onboard pump circulates warm water through the
aluminum heat exchanger in the disposable set. Note
that the circulating water bath and the infusate flow |
against each other, or counter-current, which maximizes ©
heat transfer. This diagram describes the essence of
all SIMS Level 1 fluid warmers.
System Features
Filter with Gas Vent
SIMS Level 1 D-series Disposable Sets employ a unique "hands-off" Gas Vent which
vents micro-bubbles of gas that are released from fluids as they are warmed. In many
other warming systems, these micro-bubbles are actually delivered to the patient along
with the warmed fluids.
The Filter with Gas Vent assembly in each I.V. Set contains a 170-micron screen filter
to trap macro-aggregates found in blood products. This filter assembly has luer-lock