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3.0 Handling HeartWare
™
HVAD
™
System Components
3.8 How Long HeartWare
™
HVAD
™
System Equipment Should Last
The HeartWare
™
HVAD
™
System components were designed and tested to function
for the following periods:
• HVAD
®
Pump for two years.
• The controller for two years.
• Each fully charged battery provides approximately 4 to 7 hours of use for normal
activities such as reading or watching TV. The battery may last for less time as
your activity level increases. However, if any battery provides less than 2 hours of
support, it should be replaced.
• Similar to the battery in a cell phone (or mobile phone), the HeartWare
®
Batteries
lose charge over time. If a fully charged battery lasts less than 2 hours, take it out of
service and replace it with a new one.
• During your clinic visit, your health care provider might inspect your battery and
download information from your controller to determine the number of times your
battery has been charged and discharged. The batteries are expected to have a
useful operating life of 500 charge and discharge cycles. Batteries that reach the
end of their useful life should be taken out of service and replaced.
• If you rotate the use of your batteries, you should get 1 year of battery service.
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