Recommended Initial Settings; Pressure Alarm - DePuy Mitek FMS SOLO Mode D'emploi

4.4. Recommended Initial Settings. *

Note: If bleeding occurs, the surgeon may choose to activate the Lavage mode or increase pressure.
*
W ARNING: These initial settings are based on experience and should only be used as guidelines.
The surgeon is responsible for setting depending on the surgical procedure performed.

4.5. Pressure Alarm

High pressure alarm.
If the high pressure safety
level of 140 is exceeded,
the pump stops and the red
ALARM (6) LED lights up.
The operator should lower
the pressure to let the pump
automatically restart.
If the pump does not restart
when the pressure drops
below 140, restart the pump
manually by turning the pump
ON and OFF again with the
POWER pad.
Note: numbers in ( ), refer to diagram on page 12.
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Pressure level
Joint
with Tourniquet
Shoulder Joint
Acromioplasty
Knee Joint
Hemarthrosis
Wrist
Elbow, Ankle
Hip
Low pressure alarm.
If the pressure falls below the
low pressure safety level of
10, the red ALARM LED lights
up, <Pres L> flashes on the
LCD display, and the pump
stops.
Check that the luer-lock and
the filter near the pressure
transducer are in proper
working order.
If both are satisfactory press
Fill Chamber to stop the alarm
and Run/Stop pad to restart
the unit.
Pressure level
without Tourniquet
30
50–60 50–60
30
40
Warning:
If water has accidentally
entered the tubing
leading to the pressure
transducer, change the
One Day Set Irrigation
Tube and restart the
system.
25
60
60
65
65
65
65
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