HARVESTING INSTRUCTIONS
The harvester is provided sterile.
Harvester
Microdome Grid
1. Prepare donor site by shaving or clipping hair in a 10 cm square at the donor site if needed.
Rigorously wipe area with alcohol.
2. Open the disposable harvester package.
3. With the blue handle oriented up, position the harvester on the patient's inner thigh, centered on the
area of prepared skin, then secure with the integrated strap. Confirm complete contact with donor
site by ensuring skin can be seen in all of the microdome grid holes in the harvester. Reposition if
necessary.
4. Ensure that the vacuum head tubing is plugged into the control unit, the control unit is plugged into
the wall and that the Status Indicator light is amber.
5. Press the Power button on the user interface panel to turn the control unit on. The Status Indicator
light will change from amber to green.
6. Press the blue latches to detach the vacuum head and remove it from the control unit storage nest.
7. With the tubing facing up, place the vacuum head onto the harvester, and push until the vacuum
head snap fits onto the harvester. Ensure that the vacuum head is securely latched to the harvester.
8. The timer will initially display 30, indicating that the timer will beep after 30 minutes (Default Alert Time).
The control unit does not automatically shut off at 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, the timer will beep
NOTE:
every minute until it reaches 75 minutes. After 75 minutes the control unit will automatically shut off.
9. Use the Timer Up and Timer Down buttons to adjust the Default Alert Time as desired.
The Default Alert Time can only be adjusted in 5 minute increments (minimum of 5, maximum of 75).
NOTE:
Handle
Strap
User Interface
Microdome
Viewing Windows
Control Unit
Vacuum Head
Storage Nest
Panel
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Vacuum Head
Latches