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2. PRESENTATION
What is an aerosol?
An aerosol is an air suspension of very fine medicinal particles.
Their size is below 10 microns.
Depending on the treatment, the device will be used as a
classic
aerosol
or as a
sonic aerosol.
2.1.
Classic aerosol
= WITHOUT SOUND VIBRATIONS
AEROBOX – models
The particles fineness ensures a penetration till the alveoli of the lungs.
Their diameter is some micrometers.
The classic aerosol is used for broncho-pulmonary treatments: Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Tracheitis,
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pneumocystosis (Pneumocystis Jirovecii infection),
Pneumonitis.
The classic compressors are equipped with the E minidose nebulizing kit ref. NL9MXBR. They
also can be used with our other EXTRANEB CLASSIC nebulizing kits only.
For the Tobramycine nebulization, the E
minidose
nebulizing kit (with selector) must be used
with the AEROBOX
+
compressor.
2.2.
Sonic aerosol
= WITH 100 Hz SOUND VIBRATIONS
AEROSONIC – AE models
An aerosol stream subjected to sound vibrations around 100 Hz is called
"sonic aerosol".
The fineness of the particles is unchanged.
Aerosol particles are submitted to 100 Hz sound vibrations in order to modify their motion, i.e. the only
means to allow their penetration into the sinuses.
To allow the penetration of the aerosol particles, it is necessary to alternate (automatically or
manually) periods with vibrations (15 sec.) and periods without vibrations (15 sec.).
Pathologies: Rhinosinusitis, Sinusitis, Laryngitis.
The sonic aerosol compressor can be easily used in classic or in sonic mode, according to the treatment
wanted.
The sonic compressors are equipped with the EXTRANEB SONIC nasal nebulizing kit (ref. NL11SN). They
also can be used with EXTRANEB SONIC nebulizing kits only.
For sinusitis, a nose end-piece is recommended.
2.3.
Identification
Each device has its own identification code (reference and unit) showing the manufacturing date,
manufacturing order and personal code.
Example: 68 078 HE 03
68: manufacturing year (
68
: 1950 +
68
= 2018)
078: day of the year
HE: personal code
03: number of order (in a series)
NASAL PIECE C26
The aerosol penetrates
directly through the nose.
SONIC
CLASSIC
