Acelity ACTIV.A.C. - Therapy Unit Disconnect Procedure

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Therapy Unit Disconnect
You can disconnect the therapy unit from the dressing tubing for short amounts of time.
WARNING: If the therapy unit will be off for more than two hours,
call your doctor or nurse right away. Without power to the therapy
unit, your dressing will need to be replaced.
1. Press On / Off to stop therapy.
2. Press the Power button to turn the therapy unit off.
3. Unplug the unit if it is plugged in.
4. Slide both tubing clamps toward the tubing connector.
5. Tightly close both tubing clamps to avoid spilling tubing contents (Fig. 1).
6. To disconnect the dressing tubing from the canister tubing:
• Push the connectors together.
• Twist the connectors to unlock (Fig. 2).
• Pull the connectors apart (Fig. 3).
7. Cover the tubing ends with gauze to collect any spillage from tubing.
On/Off
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3