Replacement Of Bladder; Operating The Pump; Restricting The Blood Circulation To The Limbs; Letting Out The Air From The Cuff After Use - Riester 5255 Instrucciones Para El Uso

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6. Replacement of bladder

Remove the bladder from the side opening of the cuff and insert the new
bladder through the opening. Pull the tube through the opening on the long side
of the cuff.

7. Operating the pump

Hold the pump (3.2.) in one hand and, using the other hand, carefully pull the air
pipe of the pump on the black plastic ball (3.9.) up to the stop and then push it
back into the valve. Repeat the pumping action until the manometer scale shows
the desired value.

8. Restricting the blood circulation to the limbs

In order to restrict the blood circulation to the arms, the manometer must be pum-
8.1 Restricting the blood circulation to the arms
ped up to approx. 250 mmHg, using the pump.
In order to restrict the blood circulation to the legs, the manometer must be pum-
8.2. Restricting the blood circulation to the legs
ped up to approx. 550 mm Hg with the pump.
The adjusted pressure which the manometer shows must be continuosly
8.3. Pressure control
supervised by a responsible physician during the application and, if
necessary, be corrected by after-pumps.

9. Letting out the air from the cuff after use

Open the deflating valve (3.4.). The air can now escape from the cuff and the
cuff can be removed.

10. Cleaning

Cleaning and/or disinfecting
The external surfaces of the pneumatic tourniquet can be cleaned with a moist
Manometer
cloth and can be disinfected with the following disinfecting agents: aldehyde, (for-
maldehyde, glutaraldehyde, aldehyde separators), tensides or alcohol. When
using any of these substances, the instructions supplied by the manufacturer
must be observed.
According to current recommendations (Test Centre for Medical Products, Tübin-
Cuffs
gen), the cuff covers should be thoroughly disinfected by wipe disinfecting with
water-based disinfecting agents and with concentrations and influence times
specified in the DGHM certificate and/or the DGHM list. Any residual disinfecting
agent should be removed with tap water. The cuff covers should then be dried
naturally.
The cuff may not be ironed!
Caution!
Never expose cuff to intense sun light!
Avoid bringing the cuff cover, bladder or tubes into contact with sharp objects!
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