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HUMIDOPHONE
®
SPEAKING VALVE
1. FOREWORD
These instructions for use are valid for
HUMIDOPHONE
®
speaking valves with filter function.
When used for the first time, the products must be selected, used and inserted by appropriately
trained physicians or medical professionals/medical device consultants.
These instructions for use serve to inform the physician, nursing staff and patient/user in order
to ensure technically correct handling.
Please read the instructions for use carefully before using the product for the first time!
Keep them in an easily accessible place for future reference.
Please keep the package for as long as you use the product.
It contains important information on the product!
2. SAFETY INFORMATION
N
WARNING!
The HUMIDOPHONE
®
must only be used by patients with partially or fully preserved
larynx!
N
WARNING!
The HUMIDOPHONE
®
is a single-patient product and is intended for single use only.
It must not be cleaned or disinfected, as use of cleaning agent can render the filter unusable.
Sterilisation and reuse impair the function and therefore are also not permissible.
N
WARNING!
The HUMIDOPHONE
®
must under no circumstances be inserted directly into the trache
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ostoma (risk of suffocation!).
N
WARNING!
Care must be taken to ensure that the valve opening is not blocked by clothing or the
like in order to enable unhindered breathing (risk of respiratory distress).
N
WARNING!
The HUMIDOPHONE
®
must only be used by patients with a clear state of consciousness
and spontaneous breathing!
The latter does not apply if the patient is in an institution under nursing supervision for 24
hours or in home care.
N
WARNING!
The HUMIDOPHONE
®
may not be used in conjunction with a nebuliser or atomiser.
The HUMIDOPHONE
®
may not be used in conjunction with a nebuliser or atomiser.
This would invariably entail the risk of increased respiratory resistance and thus obstruc
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tion of breathing.
N
WARNING!
If the filter is clogged or if signs of clogging appear, the HUMIDOPHONE
®
speaking
valves must immediately be removed and disposed of.
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