Connecting The Prevena™ Dressings To V.A.C.® Therapy Units; Setting Negative Pressure On The V.A.C.® Therapy Units; Alarm Resolutions - KCI PREVENA PLUS DUO Manual Del Usuario

CONNECTING THE PREVENA™ DRESSINGS TO V.A.C.® THERAPY UNITS
PREVENA™
V.A.C.® Connector
SETTING NEGATIVE PRESSURE ON THE V.A.C.® THERAPY UNITS
Set and activate V.A.C.® Therapy at -125mmHg continuous. Do not choose any other negative
pressure setting or intermittent or DPC modes of negative pressure.

ALARM RESOLUTIONS

KCI V.A.C.® Therapy Unit alarms should be addressed in a timely manner. Refer to the appropriate
therapy unit user manual for complete information on alarm resolutions. Refer to the Correcting a
Leak Condition section for correcting a leak in the dressing.
A KCI PREVENA™ V.A.C.® Connector will be needed
to connect the PREVENA™ Dressings to a KCI V.A.C.®
Therapy Unit. This connector, which is available in
the PREVENA™ Dressing package, must be used
PREVENA™ for negative pressure wound therapy to work
Y-Connector
effectively and accurately. No other method for
connecting the dressing to the therapy unit should
be attempted.
1. If not already connected, connect each
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2. Connect the PREVENA™ Y-Connector to the
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3. Connect the PREVENA™ V.A.C.® Connector to the
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For V.A.C.ULTA™ Therapy Units:
• Select V.A.C.® Therapy or, when available, PREVENA™ Therapy.
• Do NOT select V.A.C.VERAFLO™ Therapy (see the WARNING
under Using the PREVENA™ Dressings with KCI V.A.C.®
Therapy Units).
• See the Choose Therapy section of the V.A.C.ULTA™ User Manual
for more information.
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PREVENA™ Dressing tubing to the PREVENA™
Y-Connector:
Push the connectors together
Twist the connectors to lock
PREVENA™ V.A.C.® Connector:
Push the connectors together
Twist the connectors to lock
V.A.C.® Therapy Unit canister tubing:
Push the connectors together
Twist the connectors to lock.