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CRITICOOL® MINI Step-By-Step Guide Version 2.0 Not for Sale in the United States
TARGETED TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT: CritiCool® MINI Step-by-Step Indication for use: CritiCool MINI is a thermal regulating system, indicated for monitoring and controlling patient temperature
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Fill the water tank with sterile water / 0.22 micron filtered water
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Power ON the system. After a short Self-Test, a “Select Mode” screen appears
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TTM is the default mode. Touch OK to select TTM
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Select and place the appropriate CureWrap™ on the bed or underneath patient (see CureWrap Instructions for Use) • Ensure the CureWrap clamps are OPEN • Do not secure the wrap on the patient yet!
Connect Core cable to the Core socket on the right and Surface cable to the Surface socket on the left of the system, matching colors, gray to gray and green to green, and then plug the temperature probes into the appropriate adapter cables. Attach the Core and Surface temperature probes to the patient • Do not place Surface temperature probe underneath the CureWrap • CritiCool cannot thermoregulate without a Core readout
Connect water hoses to the wrap and to the CritiCool device Water automatically starts to flow into the wrap
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The default Set Point (SP) Temperature is 33.5°C. If required, change the Set Point by using the Set Point key:
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Wait until the CureWrap is filled with water – When filling is complete, secure the CureWrap to the patient (see CureWrap Instructions for Use)
Thermoregulation with CritiCool MINI has now begun. • Note: It is normal to see slight fluctuations in the patient's temperature as a physiological response.
CONTROLLED REWARMING pre--set step. The patient’s temperature is gradually increased every hour by a pre 1.
Choose Select Mode from the drop-down menu on the upper right side of the screen
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Select Controlled Rewarming mode and touch OK to confirm
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"Switching to AutoRewarm Mode" message appears • As long as this message appears, the Rewarming has not started yet!
Confirm that the Core temperature readout is valid, touch OK and start the rewarming
The patient's temperature will now begin to rise gradually to the required Target Temperature. Temperature. • The CritiCool MINI rewarming Target Temperature default is 36.5°C • The user can select Target Temperature between 30°C and 40°C using the Target Temperature Key (See user manual instructions) • A rewarming step (per hour) should be pre-set according to the clinical protocol • CritiCool MINI uses a default rewarming step of 0.2°C/hour *This document does not replace the requirement to read the entire CritiCool MINI user manual.
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CRITICOOL® MINI Step-By-Step Guide Version 2.0 Not for Sale in the United States
MANUAL REWARMING The user can manually increase the patient’s temperature gradually. The user increases the Set Point temperature manually, as per the rewarming protocol, until the target temperature is achieved.
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Use Set Point key to select the Set Point. • Note: It is recommended to raise the Set Point temperature in steps of 0.2°C0.2°C-0.3 0.3°C per hour
MESSAGES “Core Readout too Low” Trigger:
Core reading is at least >2.0°C below Set Point
Indicates:
This message may indicate wrong placement of the Core temperature probe
Impact:
The system will stop the water flow to the CureWrap and halt thermoregulation! • Check that the core temperature probe is correctly inserted into the
patient and that the temperature reading is valid If the message appears:
• Reposition the Core temperature probe if needed • Touch OK to confirm Core temperature reading
Thermoregulation will continue and the screen will return to TTM mode. Note: If the system continues to measure low Core temperature, this message will be repeated every 30 minutes.
MESSAGES "Low Core Temperature. Thermoregulation is Continuing…” Trigger:
The patient's Core temperature is between 0.8°C and 2.0°C below the Set Point
Indicates:
This message may indicate wrong placement of the Core temperature probe
Impact:
Thermoregulation continues
If the message appears:
• Check that the core temperature probe is correctly inserted into the patient. • Keep following the patient’s temperature.
AFTER USE CARE: Before storage, or at least once a week 1. 2. 3.
Change the system mode to Standby. After waiting a few seconds, close the clamps on the CureWrap and detach the CureWrap and probes from the patient. Drop NaDCC into the water tank per NaDCC manufacturer recommendations and run for 30 minutes in Standby Mode. Empty the water tank: Select Empty from the Services menu (see User Manual for instructions). CritiCool MINI will alert you when the tank has emptied. Clean and disinfect CritiCool MINI according to hospital routine care.
*This document does not replace the requirement to read the entire CritiCool MINI user manual.
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