Care
- Always clean and disinfect expiration valve and
(reusable) patient circuit after each use.
- Clean ventilator and high pressure hoses according
to visual check of cleanliness and/or established
hospital procedures.
Disassembly
1 Remove pressure sensing hoses (flow measurement)
from flow sensor.
2 Pull elbow connector from flow sensor.
3 Disconnect flow sensor from wye.
● Empty water traps in patient circuit.
● Disconnect patient circuit from nozzles
CAUTION !
When removing patient circuits, always handle at
end fittings! Otherwise, support helix may be torn at
end fitting or hose and fitting could come apart.
CAUTION !
Prevent any foreign objects from getting into the
flow sensor.
Do not use pressurized air for cleaning, the orifice
membrane inside the flow sensor may become dam-
aged.
WARNING !
Always follow accepted hospital procedures for
handling equipment contaminated with body
fluids.
Disassembly
Care
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