IMPORTANT!
Keep the running System Controller connected to power.
1 Connect both the white and black connectors on
the backup System Controller to power.
2 Promptly move the Driveline from the running
System Controller to the backup System Controller.
See steps 1–4.
3 Ensure that the green Pump Running symbol ( )
is illuminated.
Replace the Running System Controller With
the Backup Controller and MULTIPLE Power Sources
SET UP
REPLACE SYSTEM CONTROLLERS
AND CLOSE SAFETY LOCK
Multiple Power Sources Available (have Power Module AND Batteries & Clips)
Multiple Power Sources Available
(have Power Module OR Mobile Power Unit
™
AND Batteries & Clips)
Thoratec Corporation
6035 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588
Tel (925) 847-8600 | Fax (925) 847-8574
HeartLine (800) 456-1477
www.thoratec.com
European Authorized Representative
St. Jude Medical
Coordination Center BVBA. The Corporate Village
Da Vincilaan 11 Box F1. 1935 Zaventem, Belgium
Tel +32 2 774 68 11 | 24-Hr Tel +32(0)2 200 66 45
Thoratec Corporation continually strives to provide the highest quality products
for mechanical circulatory support. Specifications may change without notice.
Therefore, please refer to the HeartMate III Instructions for Use, shipped with
the HeartMate III, for the most current information regarding indications,
contraindications,warnings, and cautions. Thoratec, the Thoratec logo, and
HeartMate are registered trademarks, a
nd HeartMate III, Mobile Power Unit
and HeartLine are trademarks of Thoratec Corporation.
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1 Unlock and expose
the red button.
2 Align the Driveline
arrow/alignment mark
with the arrow on the
System Controller.
3 Firmly insert the Driveline
until it snaps into place.
4 Slide the Safety Lock
over the red button.
IMPORTANT!
If the Safety Lock does not slide fully over the red
button, the Driveline is not connected. Disconnect
the Driveline and reconnect it.
Guide to Replacing
the Running System Controller
with the Backup Controller
for Clinicians
For additional information
and guidelines, please refer to the
HeartMate III
™
Instructions for Use.
IMPORTANT! Ability to successfully change the
System Controllers may be affected by several factors,
such as native cardiac output, cognitive function, etc.,
which may change over the course of LVAD support,
and therefore should be periodically reassessed.
1 Place the backup System
Controller within reach.
2 Have the patient sit or lie down,
as he or she may get dizzy if the
pump briefly stops.
3 Unlock the Driveline safety tab
on the running System Controller.
FINISH
1 Put the old, replaced System Controller into Sleep Mode
by disconnecting from power, and then pressing and
holding the Battery button ( ) for 5 seconds.
2 Do not use the old System Controller.
Contact Thoratec Corporation
®
to request a new
backup System Controller and for instructions on
returning the old System Controller.
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