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CAUTION
• Use only disposable connection tubings from
HAMILTON MEDICAL. Use of any other connec-
tion tubing between ventilator and tracheal
tube or tracheostomy tube will result in imme-
diate loss of cuff pressure, in case of disconnec-
tion on the ventilator side.
• Check tubing regularly. Bent or kinked tubes
can present incorrect monitoring information.
The automatic cuff pressure controller for the HAMILTON-G5
ventilator includes the following components:
a) An automatic cuff pressure controller module (integrated in
the ventilator and not visible from outside).
b) Disposable tubing to connect the inflating tube of a cuffed
tube.
c) The ventilator.
The disposable tubing is equipped with luer connectors and
a shutoff valve on the ventilator side that allows a disconnect
of the tubing without loss of cuff pressure. The integrated cuff
controller consists of a miniaturized pump (generating the
required cuff pressure), and a pressure monitoring device with
two independent pressure sensors.
When in use, the cuff controller increases the cuff pressure if
required, or compensates for leakages. If the cuff pressure
needs to be reduced it will actively release excessive pressures
to maintain the set pressure level. To aid in intubation and
extubation the cuff pressure controller can generate a small
vacuum to completely deflate the cuff.
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