sorin XTRA - Step 5: Connecting Wash Lines to the Saline solution Containers; Step 6: Hanging the Waste Bag

Installing the Disposables
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20077/021 US XTRA Operator’s Manual
Step 5: Connecting Wash Lines to the Saline solution Containers
1. Remove the RBC bag from the tray and hang it on the upper left hanger of the IV pole.
2. Connect the wash lines (yellow) to the wash solution (see Figure 4-11).
a. Close the slide clamp of one of the two yellow wash lines (when using only one bag of saline
solution)
b. Hang the wash solution bags on the lower hangers of the IV pole.
c. Using aseptic technique, spike the wash line into a bag of saline solution
Figure 4-11 Connecting the Wash Lines (Yellow) to the Washing Solution
Note: Please refer to Appendix D: Recommended Fluid Bag Configurations for recommended
configurations for hanging the maximum number of fluid bags on the X
TRA IV poles. These
configurations ensure that the X
TRA remains stable under normal operating conditions.
Step 6: Hanging the Waste Bag
1. Remove the waste bag from the tray.
2. Hang the waste bag on the two lower hangers located on the right panel of the machine. If
Plasma Sequestration is to be performed, skip next step.
CAUTION
Use aseptic technique when installing disposables.
CAUTION
Sterile 0.9% normal saline, USP (injectable or approved for cell processing) is
typically used as a wash solution. Other solutions intended for intravenous
use that have been approved by the FDA and have documentation available
to show the component is safe may be used.
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American Association of Blood Banks. Standards for Perioperative Autologous Blood
Collection and Administration
. 3rd Edition. Bethesda, MD. 2007 Reference Standard
5.4.4 (Addition of Drugs and Solutions)
CAUTION
Use aseptic technique when installing disposables.