Extracorporeal Circuit Preparation and Line Connection - Attaching the Arterial Blood Line
1. Open the blood pump door. Press the center of the cover and pull
the tab.
2. Load the blood pump segment into the blood pump. Make sure
the arterial pressure transducer points down and the heparin line
is at the top.
6. Remove the protective caps and attach the end of the arterial blood
line to the dialyzer. Make sure the arterial blood line is securely
attached to the dialyzer.
7. Route the line through the line guide.
8. Insert the blood line into the arterial clamp (marked with a red dot).
9. Gently pull the blood line down to secure in place.
3. The blood pump segment collars must be outside of the pump
housing.
4. Hold the segment in place and close the blood pump door.
Do NOT push the segment into the blood pump rotors.
5. Gently press the blood line into the upper guide.
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