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Summary of Contents for ABM BiWaze Clear System
- Page 1 A Patient Guide to BiWaze Clear System ®...
- Page 2 Why is airway clearance important? When airways become inflamed and weak, mucus can build up and enable bacteria to grow, leading to infections that can cause damage to the airways. Over time, airways can become so damaged they aren’t able to properly move air in and out of the lungs.
- Page 3 How does BiWaze Clear ® help with airway clearance? BiWaze Clear System provides oscillating lung expansion ® (OLE) therapy to help loose mucus, decrease inflammation and open airways so you can breathe easier. BiWaze Clear expands and clears the airways through a combination therapy in just 10 minutes.
- Page 4 Overview of BiWaze Clear ® TO P AN D FRO NT PAN E L B ACK PAN E L 1. Touch Screen Allows you to view 6. Power Switch Turns the control unit settings, system status information, on and off. therapy settings, and logs.
- Page 5 Dual Lumen Breathing Circuit Setup BiWaze Clear Main therapy control unit. Coaxial Bacterial/Viral Filter designed to ftiler bacterial and viral particles from flowing in and out of the control unit. Coaxial Breathing Tube seperates the inhalation (outer path) from the exhalation (inner path). Aerogen Power Cable powers ®...
- Page 6 Prepare for Therapy SYS T EM S E T UP 1. Assemble the Dual Lumen Breathing Circuit. 2. Switch on the power at the back of the control unit and plug in the AC power cable to the control unit if necessary. Note: During each startup the control unit self-calibrates.
- Page 7 Therapy Screen When the BiWaze Clear system powers on the screen will Note: BiWaze Clear has a lock feature which can be set by the display the last therapy completed. Below are the components healthcare team. When the system is locked, some therapy of the therapy screen.
- Page 8 Run Therapy AU TO T HERAPY To Halt therapy press Pause Press RESUME THERAPY to continue the therapy or END NOW Select Auto on the top menu bar. You may have pre-programmed to stop the therapy. therapy options to chose from in the drop-down list under Auto. Note: The therapy will remain in a pause state for 5 minutes Ensure the patient interface is securely in place.
- Page 9 T Y P I C A L T H E R A P Y I N S P I R AT O R Y T R I G G E R A therapy is typically a 10-minute session with the goal of expanding Your clinical team may have enabled ‘allow user adjustments’...
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Page 10: Cleaning And Maintenance
Cleaning and Maintenance C O N T R O L U N I T A N D B R E AT H I N G 4. Disconnect all the components of the Dual Lumen Breathing C I R C U I T Circuit including the coaxial viral/bacterial filter, coaxial breathing tube, handset and patient interface. - Page 11 5. Rinse thoroughly to remove all detergent residue. 6. Reinstall the filter after it is completely dry. Note: Only Air Inlet Filters (BC21274) from ABM Respiratory Care should be used as replacement filters. The filter package includes 3 filters but only use one filter at a time.
- Page 12 This Patient Guide contains information extracted from the BiWaze Clear user manual (BK381). For complete instructions for use please refer to the BiWaze Clear user manual. If you have questions about your BiWaze Clear system or therapy, please contact your local Home Health Equipment company or healthcare team. BiWaze and ABM Respiratory Care are registered trademarks of ABMRC, LLC.
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Circuit never completely dries out after daily rinse. There is always water left in it. My patient's family is concerned about aspiration etc. What is recommended to get water out? They currently hang over shower head..