5.2. Emptying the dialyzer
Drainage can be used by using automatic drainage or drainage function.
A. Automatic drainage (drainage of blood line and dialyzer.)
1. Press the "Drain" button in reinfusion window. (display the automatic drainage window.)
2. Release the connection of the arterial side, and make the venous side to be able to drain.
3. Remove the venous pressure line from the pressure port.(Not required on the machine with SPR
option)
4. Confirm the clamp of the saline line is closed. (Not required on the machine with SPR option)
5. Make the dialyzer venous port upper side.
6. Turn on the "Start" button in drainage window to start automatic drainage.
7. Open the coupler flap.
8. Remove the blue coupler from dialyzer and connect it to the coupler socket.
(Dialyzer is being emptied.)
9. Blood pump is stopped to complete the automatic drainage when accumulated drainage volume is
achieved target drainage volume.
10. Remove the red coupler from Dialyzer and connect it to the coupler socket.
11. Close the coupler flap.
B. Emptying the dialyzer.
1. Make the dialyzer venous port upper side.
2. Press the "Reinfusion" button to close reinfusion window. Then press the "Bypass" button.
3. Press the "Drain" button beside of "Bypass" button.
4. Open the coupler flap.
5. Remove the blue coupler from Dialyzer and connect it to the coupler socket.
(Dialyzer is being emptied.)
6. Remove the red coupler from Dialyzer and connect it to the coupler socket.
7. Close the coupler flap.