General Operation Atmos C 161 Battery; Suction Hose; Adjust Vacuum; Suction Procedure - Atmos C 161 Operating Instructions Manual

4.0

General operation ATMOS C 161 Battery

Prior to these notes please read the foregoing chapter of your respective version of the ATMOS C 161 Battery!
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Important
notes on safety
4.1

Suction hose

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Join the suction hose (
4.2

Adjust vacuum

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Adjust your desired vacuum by closing the suction
hose opening with the fi nger (
generated. Open the regulating valve / vacuum control
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(page 4, ) until the vacuumgauge shows the desired
vacuum value
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Choose a suction catheter of the right size (
available from ATMOS in 3 different sizes) or a suction
instrument which is only available from specialized dea-
lers.
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4.3

Suction procedure

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Then, lead in the catheter in the same way as shown by
your hospital staff and start the suction procedure.
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Control the suction procedure with the auxiliary air vent
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( ) on the fi ngertip.
 The hydrophobic DDS bacterial fi lter / oversuction stop
safely avoids ingress of moisture. Nevertheless you should
empty the jar at a fi ll level of 1/2.
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The secretion container system is designed the way that
secretions fl ows laterally to the wall. Therefore the foam
formation in the container is reduced.
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● Attention: Suction procedures in the respi-
ratory tract may only be implemented after
appropriate instruction by hospital or special
staff.
● Make sure that the collection jar is evacuated
in time. As soon as the jar is half-fi lled, it
must be emptied (this principle proves right in
all applicaton ranges).
● When the maximum level is exceeded,
the overfl ow safety reacts and suction is
stopped. Empty the jar
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) and the suction catheter (
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) the vacuum is then
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which are
AUXILIARY AIR VENT OPEN =
suction procedure is interrupted (e.g. when leading in the catheter)
AUXILIARY AIR VENT CLOSED WITH THE FINGER = suction
● Check the vacuum readout regularly!
● If secretion has been soaked up into the
● For aspiration use only applicable suction
● Whilst aspirating please pay attention to the
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) by means of the fi nger tip (
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Suction hose
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Finger tip
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Suction catheter
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Auxiliary air vent
Fig 6.
4.4

Hose rinsing

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Dispose the suction catheter and rinse the
suction tube with clean water or disinfection
liquid after every suction procedure. We
recommend to use the rinsing bottle in which
you can carry clean water along with you.
A separate rinsing container set is avaible
(REF 313.0008.0).
pump due to improper use or manipulation,
the device must be repaired from a service
patner authorised by ATMOS.
catheters, attachments or a medical aspi-
ration sets.
fi lling level of the secretion container.
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).
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