Intended Use/Indication; Safety Information; Instructions For Use; Visual Check - VBM Medizintechnik G7002 Instrucciones De Uso

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intEnDED UsE/inDiCation

The sterile Jet-Ventilation Catheter allows a
safe and atraumatic transtracheal access for
oxygenation/ventilation with a manual jet
(Manujet III) or an automatic High Frequency
Jet Ventilator (HFJV).
Further indications are not known.
patient
Infant
Child
Adult
ContrainDiCations
Not known.

saFEty inForMation

Read and follow the instructions for use
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carefully before using the product.
The product must only be used by a phy-
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sician with adequate skills in the use of
the product.
Before use, the products must be
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inspected visually for damages (cracks,
breakage, etc.), according to chapter

"Visual check".

The user must ensure that expiration
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takes place via the upper airways to
reduce the risk of barotrauma.
The Jet-Ventilation Catheter is made of
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teflon and not flammable by itself. If
used with laser avoid direct contact of
the laser beam with the catheter to pre-
vent damage of the catheter.
Laser impact of the catheter in the pres-
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ence of elevated O
result in ignition of patient tissue. O
concentration in fresh gas should always
be below 50 %.
size
16 G
14 G
13 G
concentration may
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Ventilation values cannot be com-
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pared with the ventilation via a cuffed
endotracheal tube due to the loss of air
through the upper airway.
The product is for single use and must
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not be reprocessed. Reprocessing influ-
ences the function of the product. Any
reuse involves the potential risk for cross
contamination.
The product is sterile (ethylene oxide).
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The product must not be used if the
packaging is damaged or the shelf life
has elapsed.
VisUal ChECk
 Check the product for damage and loose
particles.
UsE
 Hyperextend the head of the patient.
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It might be helpful to place a pillow
under the patient's neck.
 Remove the Jet-Ventilation Catheter
from the packaging.
For routine clinical use, we recommend
to puncture and insert the catheter only
under fibreoptic control.
 A syringe, attached to the catheter,
serves as a handle and for identifi-
cation for correct positioning of the
catheter.
 Locate the cricothyroid membrane by
palpation of the depression between
the thyroid and cricoid cartilage. Sta-
bilize this point with index finger and
thumb for puncture.
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