Abiomed Impella Manuel D'utilisation page 11

ALARM MESSAGES-SUMMARY
Severity Alarm Header
Air in Purge System
Battery Critically Low
Battery Failure
Battery Failure
Battery Temperature High
Complete Procedure
Controller Failure
Controller Failure
Emergency Shutdown Imminent
Impella Disconnected
Impella Failure
Impella Position In Ventricle
( Impella 2.5, Impella 5.0, Impella LD,
and Impella CP)
Impella Position Wrong
( Impella 2.5, Impella CP, Impella 5.0,
and Impella LD )
Impella Stopped
Impella Stopped
Impella Stopped
Controller Failure
Impella Stopped
Retrograde Flow
Impella Stopped
Motor Current High
Purge Disc Not Detected
Purge Pressure High
Automated Impella Controller
Action
The purge system has stopped.
Press the Purge Menu soft key, then select De-Air
Purge System.
Plug controller into AC power.
1. Plug controller into AC power.
2. Press switch located on the underside of the
controller.
3. Switch to backup controller.
Plug controller into AC power.
Switch to backup controller.
1. Follow the steps on the screen or
2. Exit the procedure
Switch to backup controller.
The purge system has stopped. Switch to backup
controller.
Release ON/OFF push button.
1. Check cable connection to console.
2. Check Impella connection to cable.
Replace Impella.
1. Reduce the P-level to P-2 until imaging is
available.
2. Reposition with imaging.
3. Return to preferred P-level and confirm
positioning with imaging.
1. Reduce the P-level to P-2 until imaging is
available.
2. Reposition with imaging.
3. Return to preferred P-level and confirm
positioning with imaging.
1. Restart Impella.
2. Replace Impella after 3rd unsuccessful
restart attempt.
1. Replace white connector cable.
2. Switch to backup controller.
3. Replace Impella Catheter after 3rd
unsuccessful restart attempt.
Attempt to restart catheter was unsuccessful. Switch
to backup controller.
To prevent retrograde flow, restart Impella
or withdraw pump from ventricle.
1. Restart Impella.
2. Replace Impella after 3rd unsuccessful restart
attempt.
Reinsert Purge Disc.
1. Check purge system tubing for kinks.
2. Decrease concentration of dextrose in the purge
solution.
Cause
There is air in the purge tubing.
Battery power has 15% remaining capacity.
A battery switch is turned off or there is a
malfunction of the switch.
One of the batteries has failed.
Battery temperature is greater than 60°C.
Complete Procedure serious alarm (yellow;
see next page) is active and the user has not
responded for an additional 2 minutes.
There is a problem with the controller
electronics.
The controller has detected a purge pressure
sensor defect and has stopped the purge
system.
Power switch pressed for 15 seconds while
Impella is still connected.
Running Impella Catheter disconnected.
There is a problem with the Impella Catheter
motor.
Controller has detected that Impella Catheter is
fully in the ventricle.
Controller has detected that Impella Catheter is
in the wrong position.
There may be a mechanical or electrical problem
in the Impella Catheter.
There may be a mechanical or electrical problem
in the Impella Catheter.
There is a problem with the controller
electronics.
Impella Catheter is not running possible
retrograde flow through Impella Catheter.
There is a problem with the Impella Catheter
motor.
The controller is not detecting that the purge
disc is clicked into the front of the controller.
Purge pressure is ≥1100 mmHg with the purge
flow <2 mL/hr.
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