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Description
The Neater Powered Drinker has been developed for
people who find it difficult to use a conventional cup or
straw; or even a conventional Neater Drinker with a non-
return valve straw. Users include people with cerebral
palsy with impaired lip closure and people with motor
neurone disease who have difficulty sucking liquid up a
straw.
A remote switch is pressed by the user to pump small
measures of liquid up a flexible tube to their mouth. The
unit is programmable to ensure the amount of liquid in
each cycle is right for the user. It prevents immediate
repeat of the pumping cycle ensuring a pause time for the
user to swallow. Any device such as this has the potential
to cause choking. For this reason, it is only recommended
for use by each individual after an assessment by a
Speech and Language Therapist.
The Neater Powered Drinker enables people to drink
liquids and puréed foods when they want to. It may have
benefits other than hydration and nutrition - such as
reducing the need for drugs that help expel air from
people’s stomachs.
Safety
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Read all instructions carefully before use and particularly before making any adjustments. Incorrect
use and adjustment could damage the unit and/or make its use dangerous in some way.
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The Neater Powered Drinker should only be used for drinking consumable liquids.
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It should not be used by people with swallowing difficulties or who are liable to choke, except under
the supervision of a trained Speech and Language Therapist.
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Liquid pumped into the user’s mouth could in some cases enter their lungs without causing a choking
reflex. It is therefore essential that the Neater Powered Drinker is approved for use in each case by a
trained Speech and Language Therapist.
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Drinks should not be scalding hot.
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Clean all parts before use especially the flexible tubing and check that no cracks have appeared in the
tubing.
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Take care not to stick the straw in your eye or into the back of your throat.
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The switches supplied should only be used with the unit.
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Neater Powered Drinkers are designed to comply with the essential requirements of the Medical
Devices Directive Class 1 (Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and
of the Council of April 2017).
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