Detection of Broken Navvus® MicroCatheter
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Basic Operating Procedures
WARNING
If a broken ber optic is detected within the Navvus MicroCatheter, a visual and auditory
technical alarm condition is triggered. The defective microcatheter, along with the guide
catheter, must be immediately removed and replaced.
e Catheter Malfunction alarm, distinguishable from all other system
information signals, sounds immediately, and consists of a series of repeated
tones at a maximum volume of 80 dB ±5%. (Other auditory signals are a single
short pulse at low volume.) Simultaneously, the following ashing message is
displayed:
Warning!
Catheter malfunction detected.
Stop procedure immediately and replace catheter with a new one.
e alarm continues to sound and the message displayed until the defective
Navvus MicroCatheter is disconnected.
Detection of
Broken Navvus®
MicroCatheter