Step 1 Connect barbed end of Neotech Meconium Aspirator to suction line.
Step 2 Set the suction pressure at 80mm Hg or less.
Step 3 Intubate patient with proper ET tube.
Step 4 Connect 15mm I.D. end of Neotech Meconium Aspirator to 15mm O.D. ET tube adapter.
Step 5 Block thumb port with thumb to begin suctioning.
Step 6 Suction for two seconds or less at a time until meconium is full removed. Suction meconium intermittently.
Note: For intermittent suctioning, unblock thumb port to stop suctioning. Block thumb port again to continue suctioning.
Step 7 Continue to suction while ET tube is withdrawn.
Step 8 Discard after use.
INDICATIONS FOR USE
The Neotech Meconium Aspirator is intended for use as a suction device to aspirate meconium from a newborn’s upper airway.
CAUTIONS & WARNINGS
Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.
Single patient use only.
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