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4. Using the breast pump
It is important that the clinic staff carefully instruct any patient in the proper use of the breast pump.
Prior to using the pump, observe the following:
•
Pay special attention to cleanliness. Prior to expressing, always wash your hands thoroughly
with soap and wipe the breast with a damp cloth.
•
To avoid malfunction and ensure a proper functioning, use sterile single-use suction kits
only with original mamivac
®
protectors or only original mamivac
®
suction kits.
•
Assemble the parts as shown in the operating instructions. See Chapter 5 for notes on cleaning
and disinfecting.
•
Please use air tubes with the following dimensions only: 5.5 mm outside Ø, 2.5 mm inside Ø,
about 1 m long.
4.1 The mamivac
®
2-phase technology
The
mamivac
®
SENSITIVE-CFH
breast pump simulates
the baby’s natural sucking behaviour. It can be divided into
two phases (stimulation phase and expressing phase).
4.2 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.
•
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).
•
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).
•
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.
SENSITIVE-CFH
Initiate flow
of milk
Express milk
Let-down reflex
