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Flexicare offers a wide range of single patient use components and accessories to compliment the Breathing Systems and Breathing Filters using anaesthesia and intensive care.
Anaesthetic Face Masks
There is an increasing trend for clinical practices to adopt the use of single patient devices to prevent the risk of cross contamination. Anaesthetic Face Masks come into close contact with patients and have traditionally been made of black rubber. However, studies have shown that even after sterilisation, there still remains evidence of bacterium which has the potential to cross infect another patient.
Flexicare have a wide range of single patient use Anaesthetic Face Masks available in all sizes to meet patient requirements. All the face masks share a clear dome construction which provides visual inspection of the patient status.
VentiSorb
VentiSorb is a carbon dioxide absorbent with excellent efficiency and low resistance for use within closed circle systems. Used in conjunction with either a parallel lack system or bain circuit, the soda lime will absorb the patient's exhaled CO2 and therefore allowing rebreathing of the expired anaesthetic gases.
Catheter Mounts
The purpose of a catheter mount is to reduce the drag on the endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask by transferring the weight of the breathing system away from the patient. It has the added benefit that the filter does not need to rest on the patient's head and thus eliminates pressure marks that would alternatively been left on the patient.
There is a wide range of catheter mounts available to meet clinician and patient needs. The standard range of catheter mounts use 15mm corrugated tubing with the corrugation depth being minimal to decrease airflow disturbance.
Flexicare also offer the catheter mounts in the Flexi-lock tubing which allows clinicians to alter dead space and have greater control of the attached filter and breathing system position during surgery or in the ITU environment.
There is also the choice of Smooth Bore Tube catheter mounts. The internal diameter measures 15mm and has a protective outer casing to reduce the risk of kinking.
Anaesthetic Face Masks
There is an increasing trend for clinical practices to adopt the use of single patient devices to prevent the risk of cross contamination. Anaesthetic Face Masks come into close contact with patients and have traditionally been made of black rubber. However, studies have shown that even after sterilisation, there still remains evidence of bacterium which has the potential to cross infect another patient.
Flexicare have a wide range of single patient use Anaesthetic Face Masks available in all sizes to meet patient requirements. All the face masks share a clear dome construction which provides visual inspection of the patient status.
VentiSorb
VentiSorb is a carbon dioxide absorbent with excellent efficiency and low resistance for use within closed circle systems. Used in conjunction with either a parallel lack system or bain circuit, the soda lime will absorb the patient's exhaled CO2 and therefore allowing rebreathing of the expired anaesthetic gases.
Catheter Mounts
The purpose of a catheter mount is to reduce the drag on the endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask by transferring the weight of the breathing system away from the patient. It has the added benefit that the filter does not need to rest on the patient's head and thus eliminates pressure marks that would alternatively been left on the patient.
There is a wide range of catheter mounts available to meet clinician and patient needs. The standard range of catheter mounts use 15mm corrugated tubing with the corrugation depth being minimal to decrease airflow disturbance.
Flexicare also offer the catheter mounts in the Flexi-lock tubing which allows clinicians to alter dead space and have greater control of the attached filter and breathing system position during surgery or in the ITU environment.
There is also the choice of Smooth Bore Tube catheter mounts. The internal diameter measures 15mm and has a protective outer casing to reduce the risk of kinking.
Anaesthesia - Introduction
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