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3. Using the breast pump
3.1 Prior to using the pump
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Pay special attention to cleanliness. Prior to expressing, always wash your hands thoroughly with soap
and wipe the breast with a damp cloth.
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To avoid malfunction and ensure a proper functioning, use the original
mamivac
®
suction kits
(patient
applied part) exclusively.
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Assemble the parts as shown in the operating instructions.
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See Chapter 4 for notes on cleaning and disinfecting.
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Please use air tubes with the following dimensions only:
5.5 mm outside Ø, 2.5 mm inside Ø, about 1 m long.
3.2 The mamivac
®
2-phase technology
The
mamivac
®
SENSITIVE-C
breast pump simulates the baby’s natural
sucking behaviour. It can be divided into two phases (stimulation phase
and expressing phase).
3.3 The stimulation phase
100 cycles; fast cycles, low vacuum
Imitates the baby’s sucking which is fast, but weak in the beginning.
The short cycles stimulate the flow of milk.
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Turn on the pump by switching the vacuum control to .
Make sure that the vacuum control indicator is in the area marked green
(low vacuum).
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Turn the cycle control to a high cycle number of about 100 cycles
(see figure).
Make sure that the cycle control indicator is in the area marked green
(fast cycles).
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When the milk starts to flow, after two minutes at the latest,
switch to the expressing phase, (20-60 cycles; slow cycle, higher vacuum).
A beep will sound after 2 minutes to remind you.
3.4 The expressing phase
20-60 cycles; slow cycles, higher vacuum
When the flow has been stimulated, the milk starts to flow. Now you can express
the milk very gently and efficiently.
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Turn the cycle control indicator to the area marked grey (slower cycles).
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Turn the vacuum control indicator to the area marked grey (higher vacuum).
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In the expressing phase, both the cycle speed and the vacuum strength can
be continuously adjusted.
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In general, it is recommended to reduce the cycle speed when increasing
the vacuum.
Initiate flow
of milk
Express milk
Let-down reflex
