Medela ThopEasy+, Thopaz Instruction Manual

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ThopEasy

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

Thopaz

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Thopaz

Precious life – Progressive care

Table of contents

1 Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3

2 Installation of ThopEasy+ on your PC ....................................................................................................................................... 4

3 Instructions for use ................................................................................................................................................................ 5–9

3.1 Start ThopEasy+ ............................................................................................................................................................ 5

3.2 Change settings ............................................................................................................................................................ 5

3.3 Data transfer to PC and open file .................................................................................................................................. 6

3.4 ThopEasy+ windows ..................................................................................................................................................... 7

3.5 Save file ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9

3.6 Export functions ............................................................................................................................................................ 9

4 ThopEasy+ graph user guide ...................................................................................................................................................10

4.1 Air leak and pressure ....................................................................................................................................................10

4.1.1 Zero air leak patient ..............................................................................................................................................11

4.1.2 Intermittent air leak patient ...................................................................................................................................12

4.1.3 Slowly resolving air leak patient ............................................................................................................................13

4.1.4 Prolonged air leak (PAL) patient ............................................................................................................................14

4.2 Using ThopEasy+ data to challenge clinical pressure & review chest tube management .............................................15

5 Information about Thopaz+ / Thopa z ........................................................................................................................................16

6 Trouble shooting .......................................................................................................................................................................17

7 Signs and symbols ................................................................................................................................................................... 18

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1 Requirements

Hardware Requirements

– Thopaz+ / Thopaz Digital Chest Drainage
– USB A-B cable (not included)
– Computer with a free USB port
– CD Thopaz+ / Thopaz (comes along with device)

Software Requirements

One of the following Microsoft Operating Systems:
– Windows 7 32 Bit
– Windows 7 64 Bit
– Windows XP 32 Bit (with SP3 or higher)
– Windows XP 64 Bit (with SP3 or higher)
– Windows 8 32 Bit
– Windows 8 64 Bit
– Windows 8.1 32 Bit
– Windows 8.1 64 Bit
– Windows 10 64 Bit

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Compatibility

ThopEasy+ can be used to download and assess data from Thopaz+ and Thopaz devices.

Accessories

– CD Thopaz+ (079.1007) / CD Thopaz (079.0035)
– USB cable (079.0034)

2 Installation of ThopEasy+ on your PC

To install ThopEasy+ you need administrator rights on your PC. If the installation is not possible ask your
IT department to install ThopEasy+. Install ThopEasy+ before connecting Thopaz+ / Thopaz to the PC.

1. Close all programs.

2. Ensure Thopaz+ / Thopaz is not connected to your PC, otherwise disconnect USB cable.

3. Insert Thopaz+ / Thopaz CD.

4. Start installation by double-clicking on file ThopEasy+SetupRelase.exe.

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3 Instructions for use

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3.1 Start ThopEasy

Note: Data transfer via USB is not allowed during therapy.

1. Close all programs.

2. Connect Thopaz+ / Thopaz to the PC with USB cable.

3. Start ThopEasy+ by clicking on the desktop shortcut

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3. Start ThopEasy+ according the instructions in the following window:

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3.2 Change settings

By clicking on TE+ → Settings you can select the log path where ThopEasy+ saves the downloaded therapy data.
The unit for the pressure scale can be changed for your application.

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3.3 Data transfer to PC and open file

By clicking on

all treatment data is downloaded from the device and saved according your settings (see chapter 3.3) or by default.

Note: After downloading the .log files, the Thopaz+ / Thopaz memory is erased by default.

By clicking on

you can open the existing ThopEasy+ documents (.thp / .thpx) or log files.
ThopEasy+ will show the following dialog.

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The dialog shows all saved data (.thp / .thpx or log file).

File types

*.log Therapy data downloaded from the device.
The file name consists of the Thopaz+ / Thopaz serial number and the therapy ID.

(serialnumber_therapyID.log).

*.thpx Therapy data which was previously loaded and saved by ThopEasy+.

*.thp Therapy data which was previously loaded and saved by ThopEasy.
You can only open these existing files with ThopEasy+. Saving as *.thp file is not possible with ThopEasy+.

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