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ALARMS OVERVIEW
The Automated Impella Controller monitors various functions to determine whether specific
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operational parameters are within expected limits. When a parameter goes outside of its specified
limits, the Automated Impella
that can be viewed on the display screen on the front of the controller. The alarm tone indicates
the severity of the alarm. The alarm message on the display screen is color-coded for severity and
provides details on the cause of the alarm and how to resolve the alarm. After muting an alarm, if
another alarm occurs it will only be heard and displayed if it is a higher priority alarm than the one
that was muted.
ALARM LEVELS
Alarms are divided into three levels of severity:
• Advisory (white)
• Serious (yellow)
• Critical (red)
Table 3 Alarm Levels
Category Description
Advisory Notification
Serious May become harmful or
life-threatening if not
addressed immediately
Critical Immediately harmful or
life-threatening
* Sound pressure of audible alarm indicators is >80 dBA
For some alarms, there is a short delay between the triggered event and the audible annunciation
and visual display of the alarm.
MUTE ALARM FUNCTION
Pressing the MUTE ALARM button on the upper right of the Automated Impella
screen will silence the audible alarm indicator for 2 minutes (for red or yellow alarms) or 5 minutes
(for white advisory alarms). When an alarm is silenced, the words "MUTE ALARM" next to the
button are replaced by the mute alarm indicator, a crossed-out bell icon.
Impella RP ® with the Automated Impella
Controller sounds an alarm tone and displays an alarm message
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Audible Indicator*
1 beep every 5 minutes
3 beeps every 15 seconds
10 beeps every 6.7 seconds
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Visual Indicator
Alarm header on
white background
Alarm header on
yellow background
Alarm header on
red background
Controller display
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