Display Element
Description
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Soft button labels
The soft buttons on the Automated Impella Controller have corresponding labels adjacent to them on the display screen.
These labels change depending on the type of screen displayed.
MUTE ALARM
FLOW CONTROL (or NEXT) • FLOW CONTROL – For setting the current flow rate or performance level for the Impella
DISPLAY (or BACK)
PURGE MENU (or EXIT)
MENU (or CANCEL)
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Purge system area
Information about the purge system is displayed to the right of the flow area at the bottom of the display screen.
Purge system marquee – scrolls from left to right when purge system is operating
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Y connector icon (for Impella 2.5 and Impella CP
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Purge flow
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Purge pressure
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Note: Purge System
The purge system must stabilize after case start, a purge procedure, or resolution of a purge alarm. During this time, it may
Stabilization
take up to 3 minutes for purge system information to display on the screen.
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Flow area
Information about Impella Catheter flow is displayed in the lower left corner of the display screen.
Max / Min
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Current flow rate
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Catheter operation icon
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10 Central display area
On the home screen, the central display area displays a heart pictogram and Impella Catheter position indicator message.
Heart pictogram appears in the center of the home screen display.
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Automated Impella Controller
• Mutes (silences) active alarms
Catheter
• NEXT – Advances to the next screen
• DISPLAY – Brings up the Display menu for viewing waveforms and navigating to other
screen displays
• BACK – Returns to the previous screen
• PURGE MENU – Brings up the Purge System menu for changing the purge fluid, purge
cassette, or purge system; de-airing the purge system; or transferring to the standard
configuration
• EXIT – Exits the current procedure
• MENU – Brings up a menu of options related to controller settings, alarm history, and
starting a case
• CANCEL – Exits out of current menu
Slow scrolling represents normal purge flow rate
Fast scrolling represents bolus flow rate and priming flow rate
Appears above the purge system marquee when the Impella System is configured using the Y connector in the set-up
configuration
Current purge flow displayed in mL/hr below the purge system marquee if the purge flow is known
Not displayed when the purge system is stabilizing, when there is no purge cassette, or when the procedure has not yet
started
Current purge pressure (pressure of the purge fluid delivered through the catheter to the motor) displayed in mmHg
below the purge flow
Max / Min displays the range for the flow rate
Mean catheter flow displayed in liters per minute (L/min) – the numbers appear in white if the catheter position is
correct; yellow if the catheter position is incorrect or unknown
If the system is unable to calculate flow, a yellow triangular caution icon is displayed with the message "Flow
Calculation Disabled"
The circular catheter operation icon rotates when the Impella Catheter is running
Provides a visual representation of the current Impella Catheter position
Overlaid with a translucent yellow "?" when the controller cannot determine catheter position, position is wrong, or
placement monitoring is suspended or disabled. Impella Catheter position indicator message displayed to the left of the
heart icon.
Displays "Impella Position OK" in green when catheter position is correct
Displays "Impella Position Unknown" in yellow when catheter position is unknown
Displays "Impella Position in Ventricle" in yellow when catheter is in the ventricle
Displays "Impella Position Wrong" in yellow when catheter position is incorrect
Displays "Placement Monitoring Suspended" in yellow when there is a fault in the sensor
Displays "Placement Monitoring Disabled" in yellow when you turn off placement monitoring through the menu
Displays "Placement Monitoring Not Available" in yellow when a Impella CP with SmartAssist or Impella 5.5 with
SmartAssist are used.
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