ActiVAC Trouble Shooting Guide

ACTIV.A.C.

®

NEGATIVE PRESSURE

THERAPY SYSTEM ALARM

TROUBLESHOOTING

Quick reference for the delivery of prescribed therapy.

The ActiV.A.C.

® Therapy System has been designed to deliver the proven benefits of V.A.C.

® Therapy in an easy-to-use system that fits patients’ active lifestyles.

Understanding its functions and being able to identify and resolve potential problems is essential to providing effective therapy.

For technical assistance, please call KCI at 0800 980 8880 to troubleshoot in real time 24 hours a day.

Detecting and resolving common ActiV.A.C.

®

Therapy alarms.

To be used in conjunction with device User Manual.*

NOTE: Please keep the small white tubing cap, which is attached to the end of the canister tubing, as it will assist when on a troubleshooting call with KCI.

System Alarm

Canister Full

Alarm

Blockage

Alarm

Leakage

Alarm

Alarm Condition

Unit has detected the canister is full and should be replaced despite minimal amounts of fluid in canister

Unit has determined that blockage is present

Action/Resolution

• Change ActiV.A.C.

® canister

• Check tubing for closed clamps, kinks, crimps

or blockages

• Inspect to ensure a 10p-sized (2.5cm) hole

has been cut in the drape

• Ensure dressing and drape have not

shifted and blocked SensaT.R.A.C.

outer lumens

™ Pad

User Tips

• Avoid placing ActiV.A.C.

® into carrying bag with

canister pointing upwards. Unit should be worn

or hung so that touchscreen is visible in window

• Avoid placing therapy unit upside down (with

touchscreen facing down) for prolonged periods

of time

• Ensure a 10p-sized (2.5cm) hole has been

cut in the drape

• A smaller hole, an “x” or a slit may cause

blockage, pressure fluctuations and other

functionality issues

• Ensure SensaT.R.A.C.

™ Pad is located in a flat

area of the body, avoiding a skin fold

• Avoid the additional use and application of

adhesive tape on or over SensaT.R.A.C.

™ Pad

Unit has detected a significant negative pressure leak which has not been resolved. If this alarm is not resolved within 3 minutes, therapy will stop

• Use leak detection procedures and the Seal

Check ™ tool, as discussed in the Quick

Reference Guide which accompanies this device, to help find and resolve leak

• For larger, highly exudating wounds, adjust

intensity level to highest level to ensure a faster

draw down. Default setting is low intensity

Battery Critical

Alarm

Alarm indicating 30 minutes of battery power remaining

• Immediately recharge battery

• Ensure power cord is securely connected to

therapy unit

• Charge ActiV.A.C.

® Therapy Unit at least twice

a day

• Address dressing leak alarms as quickly as

possible to avoid a drain on the unit’s battery

Low Pressure

Alarm –

Therapy

Interrupted

Unit indicates negative pressure at wound may be below set pressure, potentially compromising therapeutic benefits

• Check tubing for closed clamps, kinks, crimps

or blockages

• Ensure dressing and drape have not shifted

and blocked SensaT.R.A.C.

™ Pad outer lumens

• Lower therapy unit and tubing to or below

wound level

• Ensure a 10p-sized (2.5cm) hole has been

cut in the dressing where the SensaT.R.A.C.

™

Pad is placed

Therapy unit and tubing should be at or lower than wound surface

*Other alarms and features exist. Always read and follow (if patient, discuss with your clinician) detailed Instructions for Use along with important safety information provided with the ActiV.A.C

® Unit and disposables.

2.5cm is the Right Size

IMPORTANT!

To help optimise performance of the SensaT.R.A.C.

™ Pad, you must cut a 10p-sized (2.5cm) hole in the dressing. A smaller hole, an “x” or a slit may cause blockage, pressure fluctuations and other functionality issues. This can prevent delivery of prescribed therapy and cost caregivers valuable time.

2.5cm size hole

Optimal Orientation

To help minimise canister alarms when not being worn, maintain the unit in an upright position. Avoid placing therapy unit upside down (with touchscreen facing down).

Providing Effective Therapy

• All therapy units have been programmed to the following default settings:

– Continuous

– 125 mmHg

– Low Intensity

• Press the Screen Guard on the ActiV.A.C.

® home screen to

avoid any accidental changes to the prescribed settings.

Sensing Lumens

For additional questions or information, call your local KCI representative, contact us at

0800 980 8880 or visit www.kci-medical.co.uk.

If active bleeding develops suddenly or in large amounts during V.A.C.

® Therapy, or if bright red blood is seen in tubing or in the canister, immediately stop V.A.C.

® Therapy (leave dressing in place for physician to remove), take measures to stop the bleeding, and seek immediate medical assistance. Contact patient’s attending physician, home health agency or wound care center for further medical assistance, or local emergency number (i.e. 999).

Note: Specific indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions and safety information exist for KCI products and therapies. Please consult a physician and product

instructions for use prior to application. This material is for healthcare professionals.

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