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HOW TO USE AK 98
5. Close the clamp of the arterial blood line.
6. Disconnect the arterial blood line from the access.
7. Connect the arterial blood line to the rinseback line. Open the clamps
on the rinseback line, infusion line, and arterial blood line.
8. Close the clamp on the infusion line closest to the blood pump.
Note: Continue to monitor the venous needle and venous pressure
during rinse back.
9. Press the blood pump button to start the blood pump.
10. When the rinseback is completed and the blood pump stops, close
the venous blood line clamp.
Note: The blood pump will stop upon reaching the preset rinseback
volume or when the priming detector stops detecting blood.
11. Disconnect the venous blood line from the access.
12. Press Disconnect patient.
Note: The option to give additional rinse back volume will also be
available.
13. Confirm that the patient is physically disconnected from the machine.
14. Remove the venous blood line from the priming detector.
Stopping the Treatment, Rinseback, and Disconnecting the Patient
1. When the treatment is completed and the time reaches 0:00,
an attention (596 Treatment time expired) will appear.
Note: To end the treatment early, press the time indicator and
decrease the treatment time to 0:00.
2. Press the attention to confirm end of treatment.
3. Press the Rinse back button that appears in the Information field.
4. Press Confirm. The blood pump stops.