Start-Up Procedure; Medi-Therm Iii System; Pinch Clamps - Gaymar Medi-Therm III Manuel D'utilisation

Medi-Therm III
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REMOVE FROM USE NOW / MACHINE
SHUTDOWN indicates the Medi-Therm III
has shut down due to a malfunction. An audible alarm
accompanies this alert. Remove the Medi-Therm III
machine from use immediately. (Refer to Section
6.0 for shutdown procedure). Notify your medical
equipment repair department.
TEST LIGHTS confirms that all indicator lights
and digital displays are working, and that the
audible alarm is functioning. The displays flash and the
audible alarm sounds as long as the TEST LIGHTS button
is pressed.
SILENCE ALARM temporarily silences the
audible alarm. The alarm will reactivate in
approximately 5 minutes if the condition persists.
NOTE: The SILENCE ALARM button will not function
if the REMOVE FROM USE NOW / MACHINE
SHUTDOWN indicator is lit.
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MODE SECTION
The SELECT MODE indicator lights when the Medi Therm
III is in STANDBY MODE. MODE buttons select the
desired operating mode. Patient therapy is provided in
either MANUAL or AUTO mode. A third mode, MONITOR,
may be used to monitor patient temperature without
providing therapy. After the mode button is pressed,
the window at the top of the mode button lights.
In AUTO mode, one of three additional CONTROL OPTION
indicators light.
MANUAL selects the manual mode of operation.
In MANUAL mode, the operator must observe
patient temperature and adjust the water set point
temperature to obtain the desired results.
AUTO selects the automatic mode of operation.
In AUTOMATIC mode, the operator sets the desired
temperature and the patient temperature is automatically
regulated to the operator specified set point. Automatic
cooling and/or warming can be adjusted to RAPID,
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Figure 4—Pinch Clamps
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Start-up Procedure

MODERATE, or GRADUAL rates by pressing the AUTO
button again.
MONITOR selects the monitor mode of
operation. In MONITOR mode, the operator may
monitor patient temperature without providing therapy.
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TEMPERATURE SECTION
TEMPERATURE displays identify WATER, PATIENT,
and SET POINT temperatures.
WATER indicates the actual temperature of the
water being delivered to the blanket/body wrap.
This display is illuminated only when MODE is set to
MANUAL or AUTO.
PATIENT indicates actual patient temperature as
sensed by the probe connected to the patient
probe jack. This display is illuminated when MODE is set
to MANUAL, AUTO, or MONITOR and a patient probe is
plugged into the PATIENT PROBE jack.
SET POINT indicates the desired SET POINT
temperature. When operating in MANUAL mode,
pressing the SET POINT button ("∇" or "∆") sets the
desired water temperature. When in AUTO mode,
pressing the SET POINT button sets the desired patient
temperature.
°C/°F displays the temperature in either degrees
Celsius (°C) or Fahrenheit (°F). Pressing the °C/°F
button will display the corresponding indicator.
5.0 Start-up Procedure
For your convenience, condensed versions of the
following instructions have been permanently mounted
on the cover of the water fill opening and on the rear‑
facing side of the Operator Control Panel's sloped
surface.
Perform the following start-up procedure each time the
Medi-Therm III system is placed in operation:
5.1 Close Pinch Clamps
Pinch clamps are provided on both the connector and
blanket/body wrap hoses to prevent water spillage when
blankets/body wraps are changed (fig. 4).
Close the pinch clamps on the connector hose and
Hyper/Hypothermia blanket/body wrap.
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