MTP 3000 - Irrigation and Aspiration System Issues

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IRRIGATION SYSTEM
PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION
“No Irrigation Flow”
1. Irrigation valve is closed
1. Depress foot pedal and verify irrigation pinch
valve “clicks”
2. If irrigation pinch valve does not “click”,
remove and reseat the cassette
2. Irrigation tubing improperly
installed
1. Disconnect irrigation tubing and reinstall
correctly per Section 6.0 System Setup and
Preoperational Checks
3. Kinked or damaged irrigation
tube
1. Unkink or replace irrigation tube if needed
4. Closed roller clamp on
administration tubing
1. Release roller clamp on administration tubing
and verify flow
5. Low bottle height
1. Raise the solution bottle height to the proper
level for good fluid flow
6. U/S phaco tip entry site is too
large; irrigation solution
leaking from wound
1. Reassess U/S Phaco procedure
ASPIRATION SYSTEM
PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION
“System will not vent”
1. Venting pinch valve is not
operating
1. Verify the venting pinch valve function by
activating the Reflux function
2. Defective cassette and / or
tubing
1. Verify that the system is in I/A Mode
3. Closed roller clamp on
irrigation tubing
1. Verify that the system is in I/A Mode
4. Tubing set is clogged 1. Verify that the system is in I/A Mode