Dräger Apollo Operating Instructions

Chapter 4 - System Setup Filling and Installing the Absorber
42 Apollo Operator’s Manual
Part Number: 90 38 237, 6th edition
Filling and Installing the Absorber
Figure 21. Installing the Absorber Canister1. Push the insert fully into the absorber canister (1
in Figure 21).
2. Fill the absorber canister with fresh soda lime up
to the MAX mark.
3. Fit the canister into position below the breathing
system, and turn counterclockwise as far as
possible..
Note: The optional disposable Drägersorb CLIC
absorber can also be used instead of the
reusable absorber described above.
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WARNING !
Absorbent is caustic and is a strong eye, skin,
and respiratory tract irritant. Use care when
handling the absorbent to avoid spills.
Caution !
It is recommended that Drägersorb 800 Plus or
Drägersorb FREE be used. Do not use powdered
soda lime, as a higher dust load may impair
functionality of the Apollo workstation.
WARNING !
Do not flush dry gas continuously for
unnecessarily long periods through the soda
lime in the anesthesia system!
The soda lime will dehydrate. If the moisture
level falls below a minimum level, undesirable
reactions generally occur, regardless of the
type of soda lime and the inhalation anesthetic
used:
• reduced CO
2
absorption
• increased heat generation in the absorber
and therefore, increased breathing gas
temperature
• CO formation
• Absorption or breakdown of the inhalation
anesthetic agent
These reaction can endanger the patient.

Dräger Apollo Specifications

General

Brand	Dräger
Model	Apollo
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English