Atmos S 201 Thorax Operating Instructions Manual page 14

Other contra-indications:
Warnings:
The product is:
Sterility / specific microbial
state:
Single-use device / reprocessing: Hose system is a single-use device
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• No application with cardiothoracic drainage systems
other than ATMOS C 051 Thorax, ATMOS S 201 Thorax
and ATMOS E 201 Thorax
• No application in emergency and rescue situations
• Not in the homecare area that is not supervised by
healthcare professionals
• No drainage of flammable, corrosive or explosive fluids/
gases
Applies exclusively in conjunction with the secretion
canister 2 l without water lock (REF: 312.1140.0) and with
the secretion canister 800 ml (REF: 317.1000.0):
• No separate use of the secretion canister and the hose
system (i.e., without the device) for gravity drainage
The following complications may occur during
cardiothoracic drainage:
• Pain due to irritation of the intercostal nerves
• Injury of lung parenchyma / air leak
• Reexpansion pulmonary oedema
• Effusion retention
• Tension pneumothorax
• Cutaneous/subcutaneous emphysema
not active
Hose system is sterile