Check the 3MTM Bair HuggerTM therapy website to ensure you have the most recent version of this document.

www.bairhugger.com reorder #202431A

Bair Hugger Model 505 Temperature Management Unit Operator’s Manual

English  5

Explanation of Signal Word Consequences

warning:

Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

caution:

Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

notice:

Indicates a situation which, if not avoided, could result in property damage only.

Contraindications

Do not apply heat to lower extremities during aortic cross-clamping. Thermal injury may occur if heat is applied to ischemic limbs.

WARNINGS

1.Do not leave patients with poor perfusion unmonitored during prolonged warming therapy sessions. Thermal injury may result.

2.The Bair Hugger temperature management unit has been designed to operate safely ONLY with 3M Patient Warming disposable components. Use with other products may cause thermal injury. (To the full extent permitted by law, the manufacturer and/or importer declines all responsibility for thermal injury resulting from the unit being used in conjunction with non-3M Patient Warming products.)

3.Do not warm patients with the temperature management unit hose alone. Thermal

injury may result. Always connect the hose to a Bair Hugger blanket or Bair Paws gown before providing therapy.

4.Do not place the non-perforated side of the blanket on the patient. Thermal injury may result. Always place the perforated side (the side with small holes) towards the patient.

5.Do not continue temperature management therapy if the Over-temp indicator light illuminates and the alarm sounds. Thermal injury may result. Unplug the unit, and contact a qualified service technician.

6.Do not continue 241 blood/fluid warming therapy if the Over-temp indicator light illuminates and the alarm sounds. Immediately stop fluid flow, and discard the blood/fluid warming set. Unplug the temperature management unit, and contact a qualified service technician.

7.Do not use a forced-air warming device over transdermal medication. Increased drug delivery and patient injury or death may occur.

8.Do not allow the patient to lie on the warming unit hose or allow the hose to directly contact the patient’s skin during patient warming; thermal injury may result.

9.Reusable blankets made from woven fabric, or blankets without discrete, visible holes, can cause the safety system of this unit to fail, which may result in serious thermal injury. This warming unit has been designed to operate safely ONLY with Bair Hugger blankets and Bair Paws gowns.

10.Do not connect a Bair Hugger blanket, 241 blood/fluid warmer, or Bair Paws gown to the warming unit if it has been cut or damaged; thermal injury may result.

11.Do not use a Bair Hugger blanket to transfer or move the patient; injury may result.To reduce the risks associated with hazardous voltage and fire:

English  202431A