KCI ActiV.A.C. User manual

For Clinician se Only
Clinician Reference Guide
ActiV.A.C.®Therapy System
Questions and Information
Clinician Feature Identification
Changing to Patient or Clinician ode
Clinician ode Home Screen
Settings
This is not intended as a comprehensive manual. For additional
information concerning proper use of the ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy
System, consult the ActiV.A.C.
® User anual (located in the
hard shell delivery case) and contact/or KCI.
If you are a patient, consult your treating physician and the
ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy System User anual concerning the proper
use of the ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy System.
Touch Screen User Interface
KCI Authorized
aintenance
Access Only
USB Data Port
(Clinician se Only)
Power Connection
Battery Charging
Indicator Light
Power On/Off Button Infrared Data Port
(Clinician se Only)
Power the ActiV.A.C.
Therapy Unit On or Off
Press and hold for approximately 2 seconds to turn the
ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy Unit On or Off.
The ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy Unit should be delivered to a new
patient already set to the Clinician ode.
The ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy Unit will return to the Patient ode after
about 15 minutes of Touch Screen User Interface inactivity.
ActiV.A.C.
®Canister
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Help
Button
Indications, Contraindications, Warnings, Precautions
and other important Safety Information are contained in
the V.A.C.
®Therapy General Safety Information Sheet
which should always be kept in the pocket inside the
front flap of the carrying case. If missing, contact
KCI Ireland at 1800 33 33 77.
Important Safety Information
accompanies this device.
Therapy On/Off Button
Therapy Status Bar
and Display Area
Screen Guard
ode Indicator
Current Date/Current Time
This icon rotates when the
ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy Unit is
applying negative pressure.
Battery Level Indicator This “plug” indicator
appears while plugged
into a wall outlet.
Therapy Start Screen
Press to access the ‘Help Menu’.
Press ‘Patient Mode’ or ‘Clinician Mode’ to go to
appropriate mode.
One of two confirmation screens will appear, depending on which
mode is being accessed.
From Clinician ode Home screen, press ‘Therapy’,
then ‘Next’, then ‘Settings’ to access this screen.
Once the settings are chosen, this ‘Confirm’
screen will appear.
Press ‘OK’ to continue and to start therapy.
Press ‘Settings’ to access and:
• Change ‘Pressure’ settings • Change ‘Intensity’
• Toggle between ‘Continuous’ • Set ‘Intermittent’
and ‘Intermittent’ therapy therapy times
• ‘Settings’ - anually set therapy
• ‘Seal Check™’- Assists in finding leaks
• ‘Settings Guide’ - Guide for preset therapy settings
• ‘History’ - View or export therapy history
Press ‘Exit’ to return to the Clinician Home screen.
Settings changed manually take immediate
effect when therapy is on.
From this screen, the ‘Seal Check™’tool can be used to view
integrity of V.A.C.
®Dressings.
Press ‘Patient Mode’ to
go to Patient ode.
Press ‘Clinician Mode’
to go to Clinician ode.
Press and hold ‘OK’ at least 5 seconds
to proceed to ‘Clinician Mode’.
anual Therapy Settings
anual Therapy Settings cont.
Log Tool
Seal Check™
Tool

Finding a Leak Using Seal Check™
Finding a Leak
View or Export Therapy History Changing the Canister
Therapy History provides a chronological log of dates and
times for unit functions. From Clinician ode Home Screen,
press ‘Therapy’ then ‘Next’ then ‘History’ to access:
1. Stop V.A.C.
®Therapy by pressing on the
Touch Screen User Interface.
DO NOT turn power Off to the ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy Unit.
2. Slide both tubing clamps toward
the tubing connector. See picture 1.
3. Close both clamps.
4. Twist and separate tubing connectors.
5. Depress the Canister Latch Release.
See picture 2.
6. Remove the canister from the therapy unit.
Dispose of the canister according to institution
requirements or State regulations.
7. Install the new canister on the therapy
unit. An audible “click” should be heard
when the canister is properly installed.
See picture 3.
8. If properly installed, the canister cannot be removed by
gently pulling the canister directly away from the unit.
9. Reconnect the dressing tubing.
10. Open both tubing clamps.
11. Start V.A.C.
®Therapy by pressing on the Touch
Screen User Interface.
DO NOT turn power Off to the ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy Unit.
The ‘Therapy History’ screen has two options:
• ‘View History’: View therapy History on screen.
• ‘Export History’: Access to screens where the Therapy
History Report can be transferred via USB or IR (Infrared).
Press ‘View History’ button to access this on-screen therapy
history display:
Holding the buttons will rapidly scroll through the
report.
When the ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy Unit detects a significant leak,
the Leak Alarm will activate. (See Alerts and Alarms
section of the User anual for more details on this alarm.)
The Seal Check™feature provides an audible tone and bar
graph to assist in finding leaks.
• The audible tone frequency slows down and the bar graph
decreases in height as the leak is found.
• Orange bar graph indicates a significant leak.
• Green bar graph indicates that the ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy
System is operating normally.
Transition point from
green to orange and
vice-versa.
Press to turn the Seal
Audio tone On or Off.
Press
on the Leak Alarm screen to
use the Seal Check™Tool to
help find leaks.
Press ‘Export History’ button on the ‘Therapy History’
screen to download a Therapy History Report to a USB Flash
drive or transfer via Infrared transfer.
ost leaks occur:
• where the drape meets the skin.
• where the SensaT.R.A.C.
™Pad is attached to the drape.
• at tubing connections.
1. Ensure connector between dressing tubing and canister
tubing is properly locked.
2. Ensure the canister is securely installed onto the therapy unit.
3. While therapy is on, move your hand and fingers slowly
around the edges of the drape and SensaT.R.A.C.
™Pad.
The bar graph will lower and the frequency of the
audible tone (if Seal Audio is On) will decrease when the
leak is found.
4. Refer to the Application Instructions provided with
V.A.C.
®Dressings for information on using excess
V.A.C.
®Drape material to seal the leak area.
5. If necessary, contact your local clinician or KCI for
assistance or further information.
Alerts
See the Alerts and Alarms section of the ActiV.A.C.®
ser Manual for more details.
Alerts will be displayed on the Touch Screen User Interface when the
ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy Unit detects a condition that requires patient or
caregiver attention. A single audible tone will sound.
Battery Low Alert: About 2 hours of batter power remains. Recharge
the battery.
Blockage Alert: Check tubing for closed clamps, kinks, crimps and
blockages. Lower therapy unit and tubing to or below the wound level.
Low Pressure Alert: Check tubing for closed clamps, kinks, crimps and
blockages. Lower therapy unit and tubing to or below the wound level.
Service Timer Expired Alert: Contact KCI for instructions.
Press for more information.
Press for more information.
Alarms
See the Alerts and Alarms section of the ActiV.A.C.®ser
Manual for more details.
Alarms will be displayed on the Touch Screen User Interface
when the ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy Unit detects a condition that
requires immediate patient or caregiver attention.
Repeating audible tones will sound.
Press to silence the audible tone for 2 minutes.
Battery Critical Alarm: About 30 minutes of battery power
remains. Immediately recharge the battery.
Blockage Alarm Therapy Interrupted: Check tubing for
closed clamps, kinks, crimps and blockages. Lower therapy unit
and tubing to or below the wound level.
Canister Full Alarm: Change the canister and restart therapy.
Canister Not Engaged Alarm: Ensure canister is properly
installed.
Leak Alarm: Use leak detection procedures and the Seal
Check™Tool to help find and repair leak.
Leak Alarm Therapy Interrupted: A leak has been detected
and not resolved. After fixing leaks, press ‘Reset’ and restart
therapy.
Low Pressure Alarm Therapy Interrupted: Therapy unit
remains on; however, negative pressure at the wound may be
below set pressure, potentially compromising therapy. Check
tubing for closed clamps, kinks, crimps and blockages. Lower
therapy unit and tubing to or below the wound level.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The ActiV.A.C.
®Therapy unit will
continue to attempt to deliver therapy as audio and
visual alarms occur. Timely clinician intervention is
required.
System Error Alarm: A technical fault has occurred. Turn unit
off and then back on. If the fault persists, contact KCI.
Therapy Inactive Alarm: Therapy has been off for
15 minutes. Restart therapy.
Pic. 1
Pic. 2
Pic. 3
ActiV.A.C.
® Therapy is to be used with SensaT.R.A.C.™disposables
only. Ensure that a cleanly cut 2-3 cm hole (not a slit) is cut
through the drape. se the ruler provided in the SensaT.R.A.C.™
Dressings package to ensure proper hole size. Center the
SensaT.R.A.C.™ Pad opening directly over hole in drape.
Important
Please ensure you correctly position and orient the unit
in the carry bag to prevent unnecessary canister alarms.
Whilst in the carry bag, the touch screen on the unit
should always be ‘right side up’ and visible through the
‘window’ in the bag.
Please ensure you cut an appropriate size hole in the
V.A.C.®drape to accommodate the SensaT.R.A.C.
™
pad.
This sh ould be a 2.5cm round hole, not a slit or an ‘X’.
If necessary, contact KCI Ireland for assistance or further
information at 1800 980 8880.