Using The Prevena™ Dressing With Kci V.a.c.® Therapy Units; Connecting The Prevena™ Dressing To V.a.c.® Therapy Units - Acelity PREVENA INCISION Manual De Uso

USING THE PREVENA™ DRESSING WITH KCI V.A.C.® THERAPY UNITS
When directed by the treating physician, PREVENA™ Dressings can be used with negative
pressure wound therapy provided by INFOV.A.C.™, V.A.C.RX4™, V.A.C. SIMPLICITY™, ACTIV.A.C.™,
V.A.C. FREEDOM™, and V.A.C.ULTA™ Therapy Units.
WARNING: Refer to the therapy unit's user manual for complete instructions for use and
safety information before initiating therapy.
WARNING: DO NOT use with V.A.C. VERAFLO™ Therapy (Instillation) provided by the
V.A.C.ULTA™ Therapy Unit. Instillation into the incision site may result in pooling of fluid
which may result in maceration.
WARNING: The V.A.C.ULTA™, INFOV.A.C.™ and V.A.C.RX4™ Therapy Units are only indicated
for use in acute care settings. Before transitioning the patient to home care, this therapy unit
must be replaced with one indicated for home use, such as the PREVENA™ 125, ACTIV.A.C.™,
V.A.C. FREEDOM™ or V.A.C. SIMPLICITY™ Therapy Unit.
NOTE: When PREVENA™ Dressings are used with V.A.C.® Therapy, the SENSAT.R.A.C.™ wound
pressure sensing function on the therapy unit will be disabled. Instead, the PREVENA™
Dressing Pressure Indictor should be used to verify that incision site pressure is acceptable.
NOTE: Consider using the smallest available canister for the selected V.A.C.® Therapy Unit.
CONNECTING THE PREVENA™ DRESSING TO V.A.C.® THERAPY UNITS
PREVENA™ Therapy
V.A.C.® Connector
A KCI PREVENA™ Therapy V.A.C.® Connector will be needed to connect
the PREVENA™ Dressing to a KCI V.A.C.® Therapy Unit. This connector,
which is available in the PREVENA™ Dressing package, must be
used for negative pressure wound therapy to work effectively and
accurately. No other method for connecting the dressing to the
therapy unit should be attempted.
1. Connect the PREVENA™ Dressing tubing to the V.A.C.® Therapy Unit
canister tubing using the PREVENA™ Therapy V.A.C.® Connector:
Push the connectors together
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Twist the connectors to lock
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2. Ensure clamp on canister tubing is open.
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