Atmos A 161 - 5 Operation ATMOS a; C 161; 261 Aspirator; DDS; Dds Canister And Bacterial Filter; Insertion of the DDS Canister; Connect Hose

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5.0 Operation DDS
Important
notes on safety for the
DDS canister system
● Do not operate the device without a
bacteriallter.Werecommendyou
always to store at least one spare
bacteriallter.
● Alwaysweardisposablegloveswhen
changingthebacteriallter!
● Exchangethebacteriallterwhenchang-
ing the patient. ATMOS recommends:
Replacethebacteriallterafter14days,
even if there is no patient change.
● Priortoeachusepleasecheckwheth-
erthebacteriallterisdryandclean.
Replacethebacteriallterwithanew
lterifitisdiscoloured,contaminated
oroversucked.Abacterialltermay
never be reused
● Vacuum connection
Direct-Docking-System
The vacuum connection between the pump
and the collection canister is created au-
tomatically as soon as the DDS canister is
positioned correctly.
5.1 DDS canister and
 DDSbacteriallter
 WiththeDDScollectioncanisteronarmsurface,position
the lid horizontally on top (the lid may not be twisted!)
 Press down lightly onto the collection canister using both
hands until limit is reached (Fig 7).
5.2 Insertion/Removal of the
DDS canister
 The lter must be xed to the housing.Afterwards the
secretion canister is inserted. For insert the DDS collec-
tioncanister,shiftithorizontallyontothebacteriallter;for
removal, pull it horizontally outside (Fig 8).
Please note that this order is strictly observed otherwise
power loss of the device could be the consequence!
5.3 Connect hose
 Press the required DDS hose adapter with 6 or 10 mm
diameter into the hole of the DDS collection canister lid
twistingslightlytoensureatightt (Fig 10).
 Twist slightly in the same manner when removing.
Fig 9.
Fig 8.
Fig 7.
Fig 10.
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Tip
If required the canister can be ejected even easier from
the device by means of a lever instrument (e.g. plain
spattle); see Fig. 9.
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