This is a quick guide, further details are in the 3M
™
Prevena
™
Therapy Clinician Guide
Alert type How to x
Leak Alert
One beep, one solid
yellow light
To ensure proper application of the 3M
™
Prevena
™
Incision Dressing, the Prevena
125 Therapy Unit
provides the Visicheck
™
Feature. Double press ON/OFF button.
- One light: Best
- Two lights: Good
- Three lights: Marginal
If the Visicheck
™
Feature indicates a “Marginal” leak rate condition, follow these steps:
- Ensure canister is locked into the unit
- Check the tubing connectors to make sure they are fully engaged and locked
- Use nger to smooth out any creases in the adhesive
- Use Prevena Incision Dressing Patch Strips (located in the dressing package) to help seal leaks.
- Slowly press rmly around dressing edges
Canister Full Alert
Two beeps, one solid
yellow light
Check uid level in the canister
1. If the canister isn’t full check for kinks or pinched tubing
2. If the canister is full then turn the unit o
3. Call 1-800-275-4524
Low Battery Alert
Low- One slow beep, one
solid yellow light
Critical- One beep,
repeating rapidly,
increasing volume, two
solid yellow lights
This therapy unit comes with three AA batteries
1. Hold ve second to turn o
2. Press and push the panel on the back of the unit to open
3. Insert three AA batteries (lithium batteries recommended)
4. Press and push to close panel
5. Hold two seconds to turn on
System Error Alert
One Beep, repeating
rapidly, increasing in
volume, two solid yellow
lights
1. Hold for ve seconds to turn o
2. Hold two seconds to turn back on
3. If the therapy is still not running call 1-800-275-4524
Device Lifecycle
Expired
Three lights show life
cycle is up. There will be
a repeated beep for 15
seconds and then the unit
will shut o.
Call 1-800-275-4524
Life cycle=192 hours (eight days)
3M
™
Prevena
™
125 Therapy Unit
indicators and alerts
Caution
Indicator
Audible Alarm
(muted)
Battery
Level
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