Intended Use Hose System - Atmos S 201 Thorax Operating Instructions Manual

Application time:
Application site:
Patient selection criteria:
Indications:
Medical contraindications:
Other contraindications:
Warnings:
The product is:
Sterility / specific microbial
condition:
Single-use product /
reprocessing:

1.2.3 Intended use hose system

Name:
• Secretion canister on the device: For short-term use on
the patient (< 30 days).
• Secretion canister for gravity drainage: For temporary
use on the patient (< 60 minutes).
The application site is the clinical environment. The
cardiothoracic drainage system may only be applied by
healthcare professionals. The secretion canister and the
hose system are sterile and disposable; they can be used
in the sterile OT area.
Patients who require a cardiothoracic drainage (pleura,
mediastinal or pericardial drainage).
• After surgical openings of the thorax
• Pneumothorax
• Pleural effusion
• Hemothorax
• Pleural empyema
• Chylothorax
• Other similar clinical pictures
• Not suitable for cardiothoracic drainage therapy in
which no vacuum should be applied to the patient.
• Do not use with cardiothoracic drainage systems other
than the ATMOS S 201 Thorax.
• No separate use of the secretion canister and the hose
system (i.e., without the device) for short- or long-term
gravity drainage (more than 60 minutes).
• No application under emergency conditions.
• Should not be used in the homecare sector which is not
supervised by healthcare professionals.
• No suction of flammable, corrosive or explosive fluids/
gases.
The following complications may occur during a
cardiothoracic drainage:
• Pain due to irritation of the intercostal nerves
• Injuries to the lung parenchyma / air leak
• Re-expansion edema
• Effusion retention
• Tension pneumothorax
• Skin / soft tissue emphysema
not active
Secretion canister is sterile.
Secretion canister is disposable.
Hose system
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