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CAUTION: Do not over aspirate to prevent air from being drawn into reservoir through its semi-permeable
silicone elastomer.
7 . Holding syringe plunger up with thumb, clamp tubing (one notch only) 1 inch from the blunt needle tip using blue
shod mosquito hemostat, and remove the 15-gauge needle and syringe .
CAUTION: Do not advance the hemostat’s ratchet more than one notch. Excessive pressure may damage the
tubing permanently.
8 . For a reservoir treated with InhibiZone Antibiotic Surface Treatment place the reservoir onto an empty non-covered
sterile tray, empty kidney basin, or sterile Mayo stand — the reservoir should not be submerged in saline .
CAUTION: Soaking antibiotic impregnated devices in saline will cause the antibiotics to diffuse off the device
into the solution. This will cause the solution to turn orange and will reduce the concentration of antibiotics
on the device.
9 . For a non-InhibiZone treated reservoir, submerge the reservoir into a kidney basin of sterile normal saline or of
normal saline mixed with antibiotic solution until the surgeon is ready to implant it .
Surgical Procedures
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