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Operation
4.2 Aspiration
During the aspiration process, take care not to cause
any injury to the patient’s mouth and throat region, and
especially to mucous membrane.
• The fingertip can be opened to interrupt suction
briefly, e.g. if the nozzle is clinging to the skin.
You can leave the fingertip open all the time and
keep your thumb over it. To release the suction all
you have to do is lift your thumb.
Important
Make sure that ACCUVAC Basic is always upright
during operation so that the overflow valve filter inte-
grated in the disposable collection bag
ted by secretion. If the overflow valve filter is wetted
with secretion, it becomes impermeable and the dis-
posable collection bag
During aspiration, keep an eye on the fluid level in the
disposable collection bag
and replace it with a
new one in good time.
Important
Be sure to check the power pack charge level at regu-
lar intervals during aspiration. If the red LED on the
voltage indicator
lights up, aspiration should be con-
tinued with a second appliance. Using the appliance
beyond this point can damage the power pack by
discharging it completely, with the result that its full
capacity will no longer be available.
