Atos Medical PROVOX FreeHands HME Anwendungshinweise Seite 16

resistance as much as possible.
The HME cassette should be replaced at least every 24
hours or as often as needed when the HME is blocked
by mucous, etc.
Take the Provox
sive base plate. [picture P9]
Hold the housing with one hand and compress the
HME part with a little force, at a place where no crossbar
touches the outer rim. [picture P10] The Provox
Hands HME
and come loose from the valve housing. [picture P11]
The cassette must be thrown away. [picture P12] But
the reusable speech valve unit is cleaned and prepared
for its next use (step 6).
Use the cleaning container, which comes with the Pro-
vox FreeHands HME
®
Fit the valve unit onto the holder, the lid must be
open. [pictures P14 and P 15]
Fill the cleaning container with a solution of luke-
warm tap water and a commercially available denture
cleanser tablet.
Immerse the valve (attached to the holder) for 10 to
15 minutes (read instructions of the denture cleanser).
[picture P16] The container may be shaken to facilitate
cleaning.
Rinse the valve and container carefully under tap
water. [picture P17]
Shake off the water.
Leave the valve in the holder of the container lid and
let it air dry before the next use. [picture P18]
Caution: Never use oil-based detergents, do not
boil or sterilize the device, since this might destroy
the valve.
Replacement of the speech valve membrane
If the membrane has to be replaced, please refer to step
5 in "Instructions for Clinicians". In case you'd like to
change to another type of membrane, please consult
your clinician to adjust the valve properly.
Adjustment of the cough-relief valve
In order to ensure a proper valve function, your clinician
should do this adjustment.
Accessories: Provox
The Provox HME Cap is a dome-shape titanium
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STEP.5.–.REMOVAL.OF.THE.
PROVOX .FREEHANDS.HME
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FreeHands HME
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Cassette will be deformed during this step
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STEP.6.–.CLEANING.THE.REUSABLE.
SPEECH.VALVE.UNIT
.[picture P13]
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.CASSETTE
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HME Cap (REF 7730)
out of the Adhe-
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Free-