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• Remove the bag from the three-way valve and connect the next sample bag.
• Repeat these steps to analyze the remaining samples.
After the samples have been analyzed, follow the Bag cleaning procedures (page
8-5) to reused the bags.
Cleaning the Bag Kits
The body of the Bag Sampling Kit, the mouthpiece and spiral check valve(s) should
be cold sterilized. Consult your institution’s infection control procedure for
recommended frequency. Do not sterilize the bags, pressure gauge or
inspiratory gas filter. The brass fitting on the pressure gauge that screws into the
body can be cleaned using an alcohol wipe.
Vital Capacity Bag Kit
Consult Figure 8-1 for disassembly of the bag filler. To disassemble the filler:
• Unscrew the small knurled fitting opposite the pressure gauge, and remove the
small spiral check valve.
• Remove the Inspiratory Filter and pressure gauge from the bag filler.
• Unscrew the large knurled fitting and remove the large spiral check valve from
the body.
Clean the two knurled fittings, the check valves, and the body using your
institution’s approved cold sterilization procedure for respiratory equipment.
After sterilization and drying, reassemble the body:
• Insert the large spiral check valve in the threaded end of the body with the
spirals facing into the body and the white plastic support flush with end of
body.
• Screw the large knurled fitting onto the threaded end of the body.
• Screw the inspiratory filter onto the knurled fitting.
• Screw the pressure gauge into the bag filler body.
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