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EN
SPIRAFLEX
®
TRACHEOSTOMY TUBES
I. FOREWORD
These instructions for use are valid for Fahl
®
tracheostomy tubes. The instructions for use serve
to inform the physician, nursing staff and patient/user in order to ensure technically correct
handling of Fahl
®
tracheostomy tubes.
Please read the instructions for use carefully before using the product for the first time!
Keep them in an easily accessible place for future reference.
Please keep the package for as long as you use the tracheostomy tube. It contains important
information on the product!
II. INTENDED USE
Fahl
®
tracheostomy tubes are intended to stabilise the tracheostoma following laryngectomy
or tracheostomy.
The tracheostomy tube is designed to keep the tracheostoma open.
Tracheostomy tubes with cuff are always indicated after tracheostomy has been performed for
any cause if the cannula needs to be sealed against the wall of the trachea.
Tracheostomy tubes with adjustable neck flange enable individual patient-specific adaptation
of the tube, particularly in obese patients and in situations with post-operative oedemas or
collapsed tracheostoma.
When used for the first time the products must only be selected, used and inserted by clinicians
or medical professionals trained in their use.
Overlong tubes can be indicated particularly in cases of deep-seated tracheal stenoses.
Fahl
®
LINGO tube variants are intended for tracheotomised patients who retain their larynx or
for laryngectomees who use a shunt valve (voice prosthesis users).
III. WARNINGS
Patients must be trained by medical professionals on how to use the Fahl
®
tracheostomy
tubes safely.
Fahl
®
tracheostomy tubes must never be blocked, e.g. by mucus or encrustation.
Blockage can cause asphyxiation!
Mucus in the trachea can be aspirated (removed by suction) through the tracheostomy
tube with a tracheal suction catheter.
Damaged tracheostomy tubes must not be used and must be discarded immediately.
Use of a damaged tube may result in airway compromise.
When the tracheostomy tubes are inserted or removed, this can lead to irritations,
coughing or slight bleeding. If bleeding persists, consult your doctor immediately!
Do not use tracheostomy tubes during laser treatment (laser therapy) or with electrosur
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gical devices! Contact with a laser beam may damage the tube.
CAUTION!
Tracheostomy tubes with speech function are only recommended for tracheotomised
patients with normal secretion and normal mucous tissue.
CAUTION!
Tracheostomy tubes that contain metal parts (SPIRAFLEX
®
/SPIRAFLEX
®
XL) must under
no circumstances be used during a radiation therapy (radiotherapy), as this can lead
to serious skin damage! If you need to wear a tracheostomy tube during a radiation
therapy, then only use plastic tracheostomy tubes without any metal parts (SPIRAFLEX
®
MRT). In the case of plastic tracheostomy tubes with silver speaking valve, the valve
can for instance be removed completely from the tube, including the safety chain, by
removing the inner cannula from the outer cannula before starting a radiation therapy.
CAUTION!
If there is strong secretion, a tendency to form granulation tissue, if the patient is un
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dergoing radiation therapy or if scabs have formed, a perforated cannula version is only
recommended under regular surveillance by a doctor and provided that shorter repla
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cement intervals are observed (as a rule once a week), because the perforations in the
outer tube can increase the formation of granulation tissue.
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