Bard Davol CWS 400, Manual

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accidental drain placement.
7. Deep drainage is best accomplished by using one or more drains for each level of
tissue. Each level should be evacuated by a separate vacuum source.
8. Care must be exercised to avoid damage to the drain (refer to WARNINGS). The tubing
should be repeatedly checked during closure for free motion to avoid breakage and/or
fragment retention within the wound.
9. When using a Trocar please follow these instructions:
9.i.) With One Drain:
- Draw drain using Trocar from inside to outside of wound.
- Ensure that perforated section of the drain is within the critical fluid collection
areas of wound.
- Remove Trocar only by cutting the drain one inch from the end of the trocar.
- Trim non-perforated section of drain to desired length.
- Attach non-perforated section of drain either to an evacuator inlet port or to a
Y-connector.
9.ii.)
With Two Single Drains
:
- Follow instruction #9.i for each of the two drains separately.
9.iii.) With a Double Drain :
- Draw drain using Trocar from inside to outside of wound.
- Ensure that desired perforated region of the drain is within the critical fluid
collection areas of wound.
- Cut the outer portion of the drain (outside the wound area) in the middle of the
perforated region. Attach non-perforated section of the inserted drain to an
evacuator inlet port or to a Y-connector.
- After cutting (as mentioned above), the second half of this drain can be used
separately. If you are not using the second half then dispose of it as per the
hospital protocol.
10. Attach drain to evacuator tubing via the Y-connector.
11. Insert free end of evacuator Y-tubing into evacuator suction port A.
12. Fully compress evacuator by hand and close drain port B. Unit is now operational.
13. To empty unit, clamp Y-tubing. Open drain port B. Hold unit with open port at bottom
and compress until fluid is removed.
14. For continued wound evacuation compress unit fully and close drain port B. Release
clamp on Y-tubing.
Note: In case drain should migrate, there is a white barium sulfate line on the entire length
of the tubing that will show up on an X-ray.
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