What is renasys?
RENASYS GO is a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy device that is applied to your wound, which draws out excess fluid and protects it from outside contaminants to ultimately help promote a healing environment. This is widely used treatment in the hospital and at home. Your nurse.
How do I turn on renasys?
Power ON the RENASYS GO device by pressing and holding the Power button for 2 seconds. Powering ON the device will start therapy.
What is a renasys touch?
The RENASYS TOUCH Device is the innovative, simple and effective Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) choice. It is designed to provide individualized NPWT for highly complex wounds. This facilitates effective therapy while supporting individualized patient care in acute care institutions.
What is negative pressure wound therapy used for?
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a method of drawing out fluid and infection from a wound to help it heal.
What color should wound vac drainage be?
Color is generally clear to pale yellow (normal), red (fresh blood), brown (dried or old blood), white (see above), or blue-green (usually indicative of Pseudomonas infection and should be cultured). The amount of drainage is generally documented as absent, scant, minimal, moderate, large, or copious.
How do you reset a wound vac?
This alarm is fixed by changing the canister.
- Use the graduated marks on the canister to check the fluid level.
- If the canister is not full, press Cancel.
- If the canister is full, change the canister.
- Press Reset to return to the Patient Mode Home Screen.
- Restart therapy by pressing On/Off.
What kind of power does renasys ez plus use?
The RENASYS EZ and RENASYS EZ PLUS run on AC mains power or internal battery power. The internal battery charges when device is plugged into AC mains power both during operation and when turned off and not in use. The RENASYS EZ and RENASYS EZ PLUS should be positioned at or below wound height and face user/ operator’s location when in use.
How does a renasys wound dressing kit work?
The closed environment is created by applying a RENASYS sterile wound dressing to the wound site and connecting the sealed wound to the suction device. The wound dressing kit is considered to be the patient applied part. The RENASYS EZ and RENASYS EZ PLUS run on AC mains power or internal battery power.
What should the pressure be on a renasys go?
Pressure settings RENASYS GO pressure ranges from -40mmHg to -200mmHg, providing both continuous and intermittent therapy; with a toggle selector switch on the front fascia.