Stryker altrix User guide

Brand: Stryker

Model: altrix

Type: User guide

Stryker Altrix is a precision temperature management system designed to help you maintain a patient's target temperature during surgical procedures and critical care. It offers automatic and manual therapy modes, allowing you to precisely control the patient's temperature by cooling or warming them as needed. The device features a user-friendly interface with a touchscreen display, customizable settings, and a variety of alarms to ensure patient safety.

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Quick start guide for

Altrix™ Precision Temperature Management System

Setup

Fill the reservoir

The removable reservoir is translucent for you

to see the water levels.

1. Fillthereservoirwithvelitersofsterile

distilledwater.Donotllpastthelllineto

avoidwateroverow.

2. If you remove the reservoir from the

controllertollitwithsteriledistilledwater,

replaceitbygentlyloweringthereservoir

backintoposition.Makesurethatitissecure.

Power on

1. Plugthepowercordintoawalloutlet.

2. TaptheStand-bybuttontostarttheproduct.

• Always use sterile distilled water or distilled water that

hasbeenpassedthroughalterlessthanorequalto0.22

micronswiththisproduct.

• Alwaysllthereservoirwithroomtemperaturesterile

distilled water to reduce the risk of burn.

• Donotoverllthereservoirtoavoidtheriskofwater

spillageandfall.

Caution

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Connecting thermal transfer devices

Therearetwoconnectortypesfor

Stryker’sthermaltransferdevices:

Clik-TiteandColderstyle.

Pre-ﬁlling the thermal transfer devices

1. Openalloftheclampsontheconnectorhoseand

thermal transfer device.

2. Makesurethatthecontrollerispowered.

3. TaptheManualmodebutton.

4. TapConfirm.

5. Selectawatertemperaturethat

alignswithyourtargetpatient

temperature.Allowthewater

toflowfromthecontrollerinto

the thermal transfer device until

full.

6. TapConfirm.

Connecting patient

temperature probe

•AlignthereddotontheReusable

AdapterCable(B)tothecontroller

(A) probeportAorB.

•Connecttheplug(C)tothepatient

temperatureprobe.

Selecting primary probe

1. TaptheSettingsbutton.

2. TapSelectProbetodisplaythe

SelectPrimaryProbe(ProbeAor

ProbeB)screen

Note:Primaryprobewilldefault

to Probe A.

3. TapConrm.

Connecting patient

temperature output cable

Thisfeatureallowstheoperatorto

viewthetemperatureontheAltrix

systemandonaseparatedevice.

•Insertthereusablepatient

temperatureoutputcableintothe

patienttemperatureoutputport,

located in between the Probe A and

ProbeBports.

AlwaysuseStrykeraccessories.Failuretocomplywiththese

instructions may invalidate any or all warranties and may

negativelyaffecttheproduct'sEMCperformance.Thisalso

protectstheproductfromcardiacdebrillation.

Patient

temperature

probe

Reusable

adaptercable

Probeport

(AorB)

Colder

style

Clik-Tite

Caution

Alwayspre-fillthethermaltransferdevicewithsteriledistilled

waterordistilledwaterthathasbeenpassedthroughalterless

thanorequalto0.22micronsbeforeyouapplyittothepatient.This

istoreducetheriskofpressureinjuries.

Caution

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Initiation of therapy

Selecting a therapy mode

Youcanselectfromoneofthesethreemodes:

•Automatic(therapy)

•Manual(therapy)

•Monitor(non-therapy)

Automatic therapy

InAutomaticmode,thetherapycoolsorwarmsthepatienttoaselected

patienttargettemperature.Theproductcontinuallymeasuresthe

patienttemperatureandautomaticallyadjuststhewatertemperature

untiltheselectedpatienttargettemperatureisachieved.

Cooling

Warming

SelectAutomatictherapy

modeandconrm

PressEdit

SelectTargetTemperature

andconrm

SelectTargetTemperature

andconrm

SelectMax,Med,Min

andconrm

SelectMax,Med,Minor

Customandconrm

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Manual therapy

InManualmode,theproductcontrolsthewatertemperatureonly.A

temperatureprobeisnotrequiredwhenoperatinginmanualmode.

Display the patient data graph

Todisplaythepatientdatagraph,tapthegraphicon.

Thepatientdatagraphstoresthefollowingvariables:

•Primarypatienttemperaturereading(A)

•Intermediatetargettemperature(B)

•Watertemperature(C)

•Powerlevel(D)

Pause therapy

•Topausetherapy,pressandholdthePauseTherapy

button for two seconds.

•Toresumetherapy,pressandholdthePauseTherapy

button for two seconds.

Stop therapy

•PressandholdtheStand-bybuttonfortwoseconds.

•Unplugtheproductfromthewalloutlet.

•Opentheclampsforapproximately10minutestoallow

the water to drain back into the controller.

•Closeclampstostopthewaterowanddetach

wrapsfromhoses.

Select Manual therapy mode

and conrm

Select desired water

temperature

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Product functions

Icon Name Function

Stand-by Pressandholdthebuttonfortwosecondstostoptherapyorpoweroff

Therapypaused Pressandholdthebuttonfortwosecondstopauseorresumetherapy

Viewtemperature SelecttemperaturedegreeinCelsiusorFahrenheit

Lock / unlock screen Pressandholdthebuttonfortwosecondstolockorunlockthegraphical

user interface

Audiopaused Pauseorresumetheaudibleindicatorwhenanalarmisactive.Silenceseach

alarmforve,tenorthirtyminutesdependingonthealarmcondition.This

buttonbreathes¹toindicatethatitisinapausedstate.

Automatictherapymode Coolsorwarmsthepatienttoaselectedpatienttargettemperature

Manualtherapymode Coolsorwarmsthewatertoaselectedwatertargettemperature

Monitoronlymode Displaysthecurrentpatienttemperature(notherapy)

Thegraphicaluserinterfaceshownisforreference

only.Theimageshowswhereyouwillseetheiconsand

buttons illuminate when they are active. At no time

will you see all of these icons at the same time.

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Icon Name Function

Increase Increasesthewaterorpatienttemperatureby0.1°forcoolingorwarming

temperature

Note:Pressandholdtheincreasebuttontomovethetemperatureupfaster

Decrease Decreasesthewaterorpatienttemperatureby0.1°forcoolingorwarming

temperature

Note:Pressandholdthedecreasebuttontomovethetemperaturedown

Back Returnstothepreviousscreenorcancelanoperation

Editsettings,Exit,orCancel Editcurrentsettings,exit,orcancel

Conrmselection Acceptstheselectedsettings

NextorMore Changestothenextscreen,option,orsetting

Pageindicators(mayalso

appearvertical)

Indicatesthatthereismorethanonepageassociatedwiththescreentopic

forthepagethatiscurrentlydisplayed

Settings Displaysthesummaryofthecurrent,visual/audible,language, or

primaryprobesettings

Graph Graphicaldisplayoftheselecteditemssuchaspatienttemperature,target

temperature,watertemperature,andpowerlevel

Help Displayscontextualhelpscreensfortherapies,navigation,buttons,

and alarm screens

¹Breathe:Thebrightnessofthebuttonoriconwillgotoalowlightandthenincreasetoabrightlight.Thiscyclerepeats.

Product functions

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Icon Function

Watertemperatureontarget,

solidgreenwhenactive,doesnot

breathe

Patienttemperatureontarget

PatientprobeAport,stabilized

PatientprobeBport,stabilized

Externaldevice,patientprobeA

Externaldevice,patientprobeB

Stand-by

Icon Function

Waterowdetected,ports1,2,or3

areactive,solidgreenwhenactive,

does not breathe

Coolingtherapy

Warmingtherapy

Currenttherapyduration

Total duration

Visual and audible tests

Targetpatientorwater

temperature

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Alarms

Icon Name Alarm

priority Message Therapy

interrupted Check

Watertemperature

deviation

Medium,5

minute delay

Watertemperatureis±0.8°C(1.4°F)

outsideoftargettemperature

No Temporaryconditionuponstartup,additionofthermaltransferdevice,

oraddition of water

No water Medium,60

second delay

No water Yes Check for leaks

Addaminimumof2litersofsteriledistilledwaterordistilledwaterthat

hasbeenpassedthroughalterlessthanorequalto0.22microns

Nowaterow Medium,20

second delay

Noowdetected Yes Checkforleaksandobstructionsatconnections,hoses,andthermal

transfer devices

Checkwaterow Medium,10

minute delay

Reducedowdetected No TapConrm,ifthewaterportwasremovedintentionallyCheckforleaks

andobstructionsatconnections,hoses,andthermaltransferdevices

Checkpatientprobe

(AorB)

Medium Abnormalchangeinpatient

temperature

Yes Checkprobecondition,location,andconnections

Probeoradapter

malfunction(AorB)

Medium,30

second delay

Notemperaturesignaldetected Yes Checkprobeoradaptercablecondition,location,andconnections

Adaptercable

disconnected(AorB)

Medium,30

second delay

Adaptercablenotdetected Yes Reinserttheadaptercable.Ifdamaged,replacetheadaptercable

Patienttemperature

deviation

Medium Patienttemperatureis>±1.0°C

(0.9°F)outsideoftarget

temperature

No Checkpatientcondition,placementofthermaltransferdevices,andall

connections

Patienttemperature

deviation

Low Patienttemperatureis>±0.5°C

(0.9°F)outsideoftarget

temperature

No Checkpatientcondition,placementofthermaltransferdevices,andall

connections

Normothermia

deviation

Low Patienttemperatureisoutsideof

36.0°C(96.8°F)to38.0°C(100.4°F)

No Checkpatientcondition,placementofthermaltransferdevices,andall

connections

Therapypause Medium Therapyiscurrentlypaused Yes Toresume,pressandholdtheplay/pausefor2seconds

Batterylow Low Batteryislow No Maintenanceisrecommended.Ifbatteryisnotreplaced,theproductmay

notfunctiononthenextstartup.

Patienttemperature

output(AorB)

Low Patienttemperatureoutputis

inaccurateontheexternaldevice,

oroutsidesupportedrange

No Checkoutputadaptercableconnection.TapConrmtoreactivatethe

outputport.

Removefromuse

(RFU)

Medium Thesystemhaspoweredoffdueto

a malfunction

Yes Removetheproductfromuseimmediately.Notifytheappropriate

personnel.

Power Loss Medium Notapplicable Yes Checkpowercordconnection

Ifanyofthealarmconditionspersist,callmaintenance. Ifthepageindicatorsappearonthealarmscreen,therearemultipleactivealarms.Onlythehighestalarmisdisplayed.

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Disinfecting

Disinfecting the internal water circuit and hoses every 14 days

UsetheKlorkleen® MedicaldisinfectanttabletsbyMedentech

(EPAregistrationnumber71847-2-106)beforefirstuse,atleast

every14days,andbeforestorage.Klorkleen Medicalhasbeen

validatedforinternalwatercircuitdisinfection.Makesurethat

youfollowthedisinfectantmanufacturer’sguidelinestoavoidthe

riskofinjury.Failuretofollowthedisinfectant’sinstructions may

void your warranty.

Caution

!• Alwaysusesteriledistilledwaterorwaterthathasbeenpassed

throughalterlessthanorequalto0.22micronswiththisproduct.

• Do not disinfect the internal water system with a thermal transfer

device attached as this may cause a leak.

• Donotusebleachoranyothercleaningordisinfectantagentsfor

internalcircuits.Thiscouldresultindamagetotheproduct.Only

useapproveddisinfectanttablets.

• Alwaysdraintheproductbeforedisinfectingtheinternalwater

circuit.Failuretodraintheproductmayreducetheeffectiveness

ofthedisinfectionprocess.

Tools required:

•2gallons(7.6L)ofsteriledistilledwaterthathasbeenpassedthrougha

filterlessthanorequalto0.22microns

•Personalprotectionequipment(PPE)asrecommendedbythedisinfectant

manufacturer’sinstructions

•Soft,lintfreecloth(2ormore)

•2 Klorkleen Medicaltablets(activeingredientissodium

dichloroisocyanturate (NaDCC);1874ppmdisinfectantsolutionwhen

dissolvedinonegallonof water)

•Servicetooladapterhose(8001-999-017)forColderstyleconnectorhoses

•Floordrainordrainpan

SeeProductillustrationonpage10ofthemanualforclaricationofproduct

componentnamesandlocations.

Draining the internal water circuit and hoses for disinfection

1. Unplugthepowercordfromthewalloutlet.

2. Placethecontrolleroveraoordrainordrainpan.

Note:Forbestresults,theoordrainshouldbewithinreachofawalloutlettopoweronthecontroller.

3. Todrainthecontroller,pulluponthecontrollerdrainplug(A)toopenthe

drain(Figure24).Leavethedrainopen. Figure 24

Note: Disinfection

oftheAltrix

internal water

system was

validatedusing

M. mucogenicum.

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Draining the internal water circuit and hoses for disinfection (cont.)

Figure 25 Figure 27 Figure 28

Figure 26

4. Connectahosetoeachport(Figure25).

5. Closetheconnectorendsofallthreehoses:

a. IfyouhaveColderstyleconnectorhoses,attachtheservicetool

adapterhose(8001-999-017)(Figure26).Completethisforallthree

hoses.

b. IfyouhaveClik-Titehoses,makesurethattheconnectorendsare

connectedandclosed(A),andclampsareopen(B).Completethisforall

threehoses(Figure27).

6. Tofullydrainthehoses,raiseallthehoses(Figure28)abovethe

connectionportsonthecontroller.

Note:Forbestperformance,hangthehosestokeepthemraised.Donot

lowerthehosesuntilyouhavecompletedthedisinfectionandrinsing

process.

7. Allow the controller and hoses to drain for a minimum of two minutes.

8. Pushdownonthedrainplugtoclosethedrain.

1. UsepersonalprotectionequipmentasrecommendedbytheKlorkleen

Medical disinfectantmanufacturer’sinstructionsforuse.

2. Put2Klorkleen Medicaltabletsintothereservoir.

3. Usingappropriatemeasuringequipment,filltheemptyreservoirwith1

gallon(3.8L)ofsteriledistilledwaterordistilledwaterthathasbeen

passedthroughalterlessthanorequalto0.22microns.

Note: Alwaysallowthedisinfectanttabletstocompletelydissolve

beforestartingthe20minutedisinfectioncycle.

4. Place the reservoir into the controller.

5. Disconnectthebottomhosefromthebottomrightport(Figure29).

6. Connect the bottom hose end to the hydraulic connector in the lid of the

reservoir(Figure30).

7. Plugthepowercordintoawalloutlet.

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8. Press andholdtheStand-bybutton.

9. TaptheManualmodeicon.

10. TapConrm.

11. Setthewatertargettemperatureto25.0°C(77.0°F).

12. TapConrm.

13. Allowthecontrollertorunfor2minutestopurgeairfromthesystem.

14. Runthecontrollerfor20minutes.

15. After22minutes,turnthecontrolleroffbypressingandholdingthe

Stand-bybuttonfortwoseconds.

16. Unplugthepowercordfromthewalloutlet.

17. Placethecontrolleroveraoordrainordrainpan.

18. Removethereservoir.Pullforwardatanangle,andliftoutthe

reservoir.

19. Removethebottomhoseendfromthehydraulicconnectoradapterin

thereservoirlidbypushingdownonthecollar.

20. Emptywaterfromthereservoir,disposeofthewater

perhospitalprotocol.

21. Pulluponthecontrollerdrainplug(Figure31)

toopenthedrain.

22. Makesurethatall3hosesremainraisedabovetheconnectionports

fordraining.

23. Allow the controller and hoses to drain for a minimum of two minutes.

24. Pushdownonthecontrollerdrainplugtoclosethedrain.

25. Whenthecontrollerandhosesaredrained,continuetoRinsingthe

internal water circuit and hoses.

Disinfecting the internal water circuit and hoses (cont.)

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1. Usingappropriatemeasuringequipment,filltheemptyreservoirwith

1gallon(3.8L)ofsteriledistilledwaterordistilledwaterthathasbeen

passedthroughafilterlessthanorequalto0.22microns.

2. Place the reservoir into the controller.

3. Connect the bottom hose end to the hydraulic connector in the lid of the

reservoir(Figure32).

4. Plugthepowercordintoawalloutlet.

5. PressandholdtheStand-bybutton.

6. TaptheManualmodeicon.

7. TapConfirm.

8. Selectthewatertargettemperatureof25.0°C(77.0°F).

9. TapConfirm.

10. Allowthecontrollertorunfor2minutes topurge

air from the system.

11. Allow the controller to run for 5 minutes.

Note:Thetimerwillrunonthemain

display,followthecurrenttherapydurationtimer.

12. TapConrm.

13. After7minutes,turnthecontrolleroffbypressingandholdingthe

Stand-bybuttonfortwoseconds.

14. Unplugthepowercordfromthewalloutlet.

15. Placethecontrolleroverafloordrainordrainpan.

16.

Removethereservoir.Pullforwardatanangle,andliftoutthereservoir.

17. Removethebottomhoseendfromthehydraulicconnectoradapterin the

reservoirlidbypushingdownonthecollar.

18. Emptywaterfromthereservoir,disposeofthewaterperhospital

protocol.

19. Pulluponthecontrollerdrainplugtoopenthedrain.

20. Makesurethatall3hosesremainraisedabovetheconnectionports for

draining.

21. Allow the controller and hoses to drain for a minimum of two minutes.

22. Pushdownonthecontrollerdrainplugtoclosethedrain.

23. Wipetheinsideandoutsideofthereservoirandreservoirlid,withadry,

soft,lintfreecloth.

24. Place the reservoir into the controller.

25. Disconnectandstoretheservicetooladapterhosesfromallthreeofthe

hoses.(Ifapplicable,whenusedwithColderstylehoses.)

26. Storethepowercord,cables,andhoses.

Rinsing the internal water circuit and hoses

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