Power Failure During Dialysis - Fresenius Medical Care 2008K Operator's Manual

Chapter 4—Monitoring the Treatment
2. Clamp the saline line.
3. Aseptically reconnect the arterial and venous bloodlines to the patient's access sites.
4. Restart the blood pump and adjust blood pump to the prescribed flow rate.
5. Touch the TX Clock button and press CONFIRM to resume the treatment.

Power Failure during Dialysis

In case of a power failure, the blood pump stops and the venous line clamp closes. The dialysate
flow pump, heater, blood leak detector, and level detector are non-functional. All function lights
go out. A steady, audible alarm will sound for seven minutes that cannot be silenced with the
Mute key. It can be silenced manually, however, by removing the 9-volt battery from the back of
the machine.
Manually Operating the Blood Pump
In the event of a power failure during treatment, the 2008K blood pump can be manually operated
to return the blood to the patient or to keep the blood in recirculation if a quick resumption of
power is anticipated. Either option is accomplished with the auxiliary hand crank supplied with
the machine (see Figure 47). The hand crank is attached to the back of the machine.
Slot
Figure 47 – Auxiliary Blood Pump Crank
Note: As a precaution, the handle will detach from the crank when attempting to turn the rotor
in the wrong direction. An arrow embossed on the face of the pump-segment housing points in
the correct direction of rotation (clockwise).
Returning the Blood to the Patient Manually
To return the blood manually:
1. Remove the bloodline from venous line clamp. If you are performing single-needle dialysis,
remove the pump segment from the single-needle pump.
2. Clamp and disconnect the arterial bloodline and arterial access line. Connect the saline
supply to the arterial bloodline and unclamp the line.
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Spindle
Detachable
Handle
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