ZOLL Thermogard XP IVTM System Operation Manual - Manual (Page 86)

Operation
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CAUTION! AVOID CONTACT WITH USED COMPONENTS.
Handle used components as medical waste.
To remove used components from the System and dispose of them properly,
follow these steps in the indicated order.
1. Assure that the patient has been disconnected from the System and that
the power switch has been turned off.
2. Cross connect the loose ends of the Start-up Kit when you disconnect it
from the catheter. This will reduce the amount of fluid that has to be
cleaned up later.
3. Position a large empty medical waste container or collection bag near
the System.
CAUTION! DO NOT DISASSEMBLE STARTUP KIT.
Do not disconnect the tubing connecting the components. They are removed
and disposed of as a complete unit. To avoid injury, do not disconnect the
saline solution container.
4. Open the top cover of the System. Open the transparent top cover of the
roller pump.
5. Remove the cap from the coolant well and set it aside in a clean location.
6. Remove the insulating jacket from the saline container and set it aside.
7. Lift the handle on the pump rollers.
8. Grasp the pump tubing and gently pull it up and out of the channel while
rotating the pump head.
9. Pull the tubing out of the pump head. Press the handle down onto the
rollers until it press into the detent and close the top cover of the roller
pump.
10. Loosely coil the disconnected ends of the catheter tubing.
11. Lift the heat exchanger coil out of the coolant well. Hold the coil above
the coolant well to allow coolant to drip back into the well.
12. Pull the air trap up and out of the holder.
13. Unhook the saline solution container from the hook.
14. Bundle up the collection of components, still connected together, and
gently deposit them in the medical waste container. Take care to avoid
contact with the IV container “spike.”
15. Use a disposable tissue to wipe up any spilled coolant from the top of the
coolant well. Place the tissue in the medical waste container.
16. Replace the insulated cap on the coolant well. Replace the insulating
jacket on the hook.
Removal and disposal of the used components is complete. The System may
now be stored or moved to its next treatment location.
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