Getinge MAQUET CARDIOHELP User manual

Cardiohelp System
Setup Guide

CARDIOHELP SETUP GUIDE
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Preparation and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–5
Priming the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Connecting to the Patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Starting and Ending Perfusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Contents
CARDIOHELP SETUP GUIDE
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CARDIOHELP SETUP GUIDE 2
1Open Safety Bar. Connect Integrated Sensor Cable and
Flow/Bubble Sensor. Connect Venous Probe and place
probe in stand-by position attached to the safety bar.
Cardiohelp System
Preparation and Installation
2Install the red HLS Module on the Cardiohelp drive.
Step-1
3Attach sampling lines if desired and close all stopcocks.
Secure all 3 Luer lock connections, but leave the yellow
cap off the De-airing Membrane.
Closed
Closed
Opened
4Connect the Integrated Sensor Cable to the HLS Module.

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5Close the Safety Bar. Place table tray on the Cardiohelp.
Step-1
6Attach the Flow/Bubble Sensor between the white marks
on the Red Line (arrow in the direction of flow).
7Connect the green Gas Tube between the gas source
and the Gas Filter attached to the HLS Module.
Step-1
8Hang the Prime Bag on the IV Pole ensuring that the Inlet
and Outlet are unobstructed and not folded over. Close
2Stopcocks at top of the bag and close the Clamp on the
Blue Line of Prime Bag.
9Add 1.5 to 2 l of Physiological Solution via the spike of the
Prime Line. Close the clamp on the Prime Line.

CARDIOHELP SETUP GUIDE 4
10 Make sure there is at least 60 cm (2 ft) between the top
of the Cardiohelp and the bottom of the Prime Bag.
2 ./60 cm
11 Remove the sterile protection “stubs” from the lines.
Connect the blue line from the Prime Set to the blue line
of the Table Set. Repeat for the red lines. Leave clamps
on the red line open.

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12 Switch on the Cardiohelp. Check battery charge.
Select desired thApp.
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13 Activate Global Override (while pressing ,
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15 With the tubing free of liquid, zero all pressures
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16 Connect Water Lines from Heater-cooler Unit to the HLS
Module. Run water through the heat exchanger to check
for leaks. Set Heater-cooler Unit to desired temperature.
Step-1
14 Confirm that the Venous Probe has been initialized by
selecting any blood parameter.
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CARDIOHELP SETUP GUIDE 6
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17 Open the Clamp on Blue Line to passively prime the Set.
Cardiohelp System
Priming the System
18 Once the flow stops, set speed to 3000 rpm for 2 min.
16
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19 Reduce speed to 0 rpm for at least 5 seconds. Reset the
flow/bubble sensor. Tap the tube and the HLS Module
with your hand to remove gas bubbles.
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20 Set the speed to 4000 rpm for 1 minute and then reduce
speed to 0 rpm. De-air the 3 Luer lock connectors. If a
bubble is detected, go back to step 18.
1
min
4,000
rpm

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21 Close the de-airing membrane with the yellow cap.
22 Using Metal Clamps, clamp the symbol on the red
and blue lines.
Step-1
23 Clamp downstream of the Flow/Bubble Sensor and
calibrate the Flow/Bubble Sensor. Remove the down-
stream Clamp.
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24 Deactivate Global Override mode. Open all of the metal
clamps on the red and blue lines.
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CARDIOHELP SETUP GUIDE 8
25 Close all Integrated Tubing Clamps and separate
the Prime Bag from the Table Set by disconnecting
the quick connects. Connect the red and blue lines
of the Table Set.

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26 Non-sterile Person: open the Table Set.
Cardiohelp System
Connecting to the Patient
27 Clamp the red and blue tubes close to the clamp symbol.
Disconnect the two quick connects and remove the
lines and bring it into the sterile field.
Sterile person
(for all following steps in this section)
28 Cut-off the quick connects.
29 Attach the tubing to the cannulae forming an air-free
connection. Secure with cable ties.

CARDIOHELP SETUP GUIDE 10
Cardiohelp System
Starting and Ending Perfusion
30 Optional: After the set has been connected to the
patient, attach the venous bubble sensor to the blue line
as near to the patient as possible. Plug the sensor into
the Cardiohelp.
Starting Perfusion
31 Ensure:
- Proper anticoagulation has been achieved
- Heater-cooler Unit is set appropriately
- Adequate gas mix and gas flow
32 Release clamp from the blue line. Increase pump speed
high enough to ensure forward flow prior to releasing
clamp from the red line.
33 Attach the Venous Probe to the Venous Measuring Cell
on the HLS Module. Check that the venous probe has
been successfully calibrated.
34 Reduce flow if needed and clamp red and then blue line.
Ending Perfusion
35 Adjust gas flow and temperature as needed.
36 Stop centrifugal pump.
38 Turn off gas flow.
37 Switch off heater-cooler unit.

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Cardiohelp is a registered trademark of Maquet Cardiopulmonary GmbH • Copyright 2020 Getinge AB or its subsidiaries
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Manufacturer • Maquet Cardiopulmonary GmbH • Kehler Str. 31 • 76437 Rasta · • Germany • [phone]
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EXP08/22
This guide does not replace the corresponding instructions for use. Only use the Cardiohelp-i and all other products
mentioned in this guide together with the respective instructions for use. See instructions for use for full prescribing
information, including indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions and adverse events.