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40 | Alarms and troubleshooting
14 Alarms and troubleshooting
Therapy interruption: The recommended application of the therapy with Invia Ease
NPWT system is 24 hours without interruption. If therapy is interrupted for more than
2 consecutive hours (120 minutes), the dressing should be changed and therapy restarted
by a clinician in order to avoid the risk of infection or sepsis.
WARNING
2. Follow the instruction shown on the touch screen or refer to the chapter “Alarm table”
on page 42.
3. If the problem cannot be resolved, turn the pump off and contact the Medela Customer
Service or the system provider for further instructions. For instructions, to turn the pump off
refer to chapter “Turn pump Off to temporarily interrupt therapy” on page 31.
To resolve an alarm:
1. Press the Mute button to silence the alarm.
The mute symbol will appear on the screen to
indicate that the pump has been silenced. The acoustic
alarm will resume in 5 minutes if the problem has not
been resolved.
When the pump detects a fault, an acoustic alarm sounds, troubleshooting instructions
appear on the touch screen and the light indicator illuminates yellow. The pump differentiates
between “Low Priority” and “Medium Priority” alarms (IEC 60601-1:2005, 3rd edition and
IEC 60601-1-8:2006):
“Low priority” alarms:
– Battery low
– Temperature high
– No canister detected
– Pump in wrong position
“Medium priority” alarms:
– Pause reminder
– Battery empty
– Internal temperature exceeded
– High leakage
– Blockage
– Canister full
– Defective charger
– Pump error