Atmos S 201 Thorax Operating Instructions Manual page 17

Exchanging the secretion canister
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Prior to exchanging the secretion canister the thoracic catheter
must be clamped so that a continuous vacuum is always available
at the patient.
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Removing the secretion canister
1. Always wear disposable gloves, pay attention to the regula-
tions for the handling of sterile products.
2. Provide a sterile secretion canister.
3. Check whether the target vacuum is reached.
4. Clamp the suction hose near the step connector close to the
patient in order to prevent loss of vacuum.
5. Stop the therapy and switch off the device.
6. Remove the secretion canister by pressing the blue release
button and take the secretion canister from the guides on
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the left side.
7. Place the secretion canister on a horizontal surface.
8. Release the 2 Luer-Lock connections by a counter-clockwise
rotation to separate the secretion canister and the device
from the hose system. Pay attention as secretion could be
found in the connection space.
9. Remove the cover cap
the secretion channel.
10. Separate the cover cap by rotating and pulling it simultane-
ously.
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11. Close the Pop-off valve
12. Close the Luer-Lock connection
with the smaller cover cap. The connection on the rear of the
secretion canister must not be sealed.
13. Correctly dispose of the secretion canister.
Insert secretion canister
14. Remove the secretion canister from the packaging and place
in the guides on the left side.
15. Press in the secretion canister on the right side until it clicks
into place in.
16. Connect the hose system (see chapter „Connecting the hose
system" on page 18.
17. Switch on the device. The leakage test starts automatically.
The patient-sided hose end must be closed.
18. Start the therapy.
19. Reopen the clamp at the thoracic catheter.
from the Luer-Lock connection of
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with the bigger cover cap.
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of the secretion channel
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