
4 English Bair Hugger Model 505 Temperature Management Unit Operator’s Manual
Arizant Healthcare Inc.
Warnings
Do not leave patients with poor perfusion unmonitored during prolonged warming therapy1.
sessions. Thermal injury may result.
The Bair Hugger temperature management unit has been designed to operate safely ONLY2.
with Arizant Healthcare* disposable components. Use with other products may cause thermal
injury. (To the full extent permitted by law, the manufacturer and/or importer declines all
responsibility for thermal injury resulting from the unit being used in conjunction with non-
Arizant Healthcare products.)
3. Do not warm patients with the temperature management unit hose alone. Thermal
injury may result. Always connect the hose to a Bair Hugger blanket or Bair Paws
gown before providing therapy.
Do not place the non-perforated side of the blanket on the patient. Thermal injury may result.4.
Always place the perforated side (that is, with small holes) towards the patient.
Do not continue temperature management therapy if the over-temp indicator light illuminates5.
and the alarm sounds. Thermal injury may result. Unplug the unit, and contact a qualified
service technician.
Do not continue 241 blood/fluid warming therapy if the over-heat indicator light illuminates6.
and the alarm sounds. Immediately stop fluid flow, and discard the blood/fluid warming set.
Unplug the temperature management unit, and contact a qualified service technician.
Do not use a forced-air warming device over transdermal medication. Increased drug delivery7.
and patient injury or death may occur.
Do not allow the patient to lie on the warming unit hose or allow the hose to directly contact8.
the patient’s skin during patient warming; thermal injury may result. Equipment not suitable
for use in the presence of a flammable anesthetic mixture with air or with oxygen or nitrous
oxide.
Resuable blankets made from woven fabric, or blankets without discrete, visible holes, can cause9.
the safety system of this unit to fail, which may result in serious thermal injury. This warming
unit has been designed to operate safety ONLY with Bair Hugger blankets or Bair Paws gowns.
Cautions
Except for specific blanket models, Bair Hugger blankets are not sterile and are all intended for1.
single patient use ONLY. Placing a sheet between the Bair Hugger blanket and the patient does
not prevent contamination of this product.
Monitor the temperature and cutaneous response of patients who are incapable of reacting,2.
communicating and/or who are without a sense of feeling every 10-20 minutes or according
to institutional protocol. Monitor the patient’s vital signs regularly. Adjust air temperature
or discontinue therapy when the therapeutic goal is reached or if vital sign instability occurs.
Notify physician of vital sign instability immediately.
Do not leave pediatric patients unattended during therapy.3.
Do not initiate temperature management therapy unless the temperature management unit is4.
safely placed on a hard surface or securely mounted. Otherwise, injury may result.
To prevent tipping, clamp the Model 505 temperature management unit to an IV pole at a5.
height that provides stability. We recommend clamping the unit no higher than 44 in. (112 cm)
from the floor on an IV pole with a minimum 28 in. (71 cm) diameter wheelbase. Failure to do
so may result in IV pole tipping, catheter site trauma, and the patient injury.