Original Article

Modification to the Haemonetics Cell Saver 4 Circuit

Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, England

^* Direct communications to: M.F. Smith, Department of Anaesthetics, Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, England

Abstract

This paper describes a safe modification to the Haemonetics Cell Saver 4 circuit to allow the use of a pressure infusor cuff with the reinfusion bag. A presterilized ‘Y’ connector is attached to the proximal end of the Cell Saver 4 circuit and allows the inclusion of a second reinfusion bag. This second reinfusion bag can be isolated from the Cell Saver 4 circuit and the contents can be safely pressurized using an external pressure cuff. This modification is used routinely for all Cell Saver 4 cases in this hospital and has allowed constant pressure infusion of washed red cells without interruption the Cell Saver 4 processing cycle.