HeartWare HVAD Pump - Alarms and Emergencies; Alarm Overview and Priority Levels

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PumpOverviewIntroduction
8.0 HeartWare
™
HVAD
™
System Alarms and
Emergencies
8.1 Alarm Overview .......129
8.2 High Priority Alarms .130
8.3 Medium Priority
Alarms ......................132
8.4 Low Priority Alarms ...134
8.5 Multiple Alarms .........135
8.6 How to Silence (Mute)
Alarms
......................136
8.7 How To Change the
Controller
.................. 137
8.1 Alarm Overview
Visual and auditory alarms tell clinicians and patients
about the pump, controller, connections, and power
supplies (batteries, AC adapter, DC adapter). A quick
reference guide for alarms is located in Section 9.0.
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Each of these alarms has a 1) unique sound, 2) visual
display and 3) message. See table below.
Table 28: Alarm Conditions: High, Medium, Low
High Medium Low
Controller
Display
Flashing Red
Triangle
Flashing Yellow
Triangle
Solid Yellow
Triangle
Controller
Audio
 Loudest
intermittent
beep
 Cannot be
silenced by
the “Mute”
button
 Intermittent
beep that
becomes
louder in 1
and 5 min
 Intermittent
beep that
becomes
louder in 5
and 10 min
Controller
Silencing
 Cannot be
silenced by
the “Mute”
button
 The alarm will
clear once
the problem
is resolved
 May be
silenced for 5
min or 1 hour
 Controller
and Electrical
Faults
may be
permanently
silenced
 May be
silenced for
5 min