Cleaning - Drive Medical Airial Voyager MQ5300 User Instructions

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CLEANING

It is recommended that the nebulizer cup, mouthpiece and mask are thoroughly
cleaned with hot water after each use and cleaned with a mild detergent after
the last treatment of the day. If your physician or respiratory therapist speci es
a di erent cleaning procedure, follow their instructions.
Rinsing (after each treatment)
1. Disconnect the air tube, nebulizer cup, mouthpiece and mask.
2. Gently twist the nebulizer cup to open it.
3. Rinse the nebulizer cup, mouthpiece and mask with water.
4. Dry them with clean soft towel or let them air dry.
5. Reassemble the nebulizer cup when completely dry and put these parts in a dry,
sealed container.
Cleaning Procedure:
(After the last treatment of the day.)
Please utilize the following steps to thoroughly clean your nebulizer after the
last treatment of the day, unless otherwise speci ed by your physician.
1. Prepare a solution of one part white vinegar with three parts distilled water.
2. Submerge the nebulizer cup, mouthpiece, and/or mask in the vinegar and
water solution for (30) thirty minutes.
3. After soaking the nebulizer cup and components for thirty minutes in the
prepared solution, completely rinse them under hot tap water.
4. Allow to air dry.
5. Reassemble the nebulizer cup and store the parts in a cool, dry, clean, sealed
container.
Cleaning the nebulizer unit:
1. Wipe daily with a damp cloth.
2. Never use powdered cleaners or soap pads, which may damage the nish.
Filter Replacement:
1. Use only Drive Medical approved lters. Do not use cotton or any other materials.
Do not wash or clean the lter. Never operate the nebulizer without a lter.
2. Changing procedure:
A. Open the lter cover.
B. Replace the used lter with a new one.
C. Close the lter cover.
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