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Filter/HMEs: Supporting daily clinical routine Drager. Technology for Life

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Clinical Challenges The utilization of heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) and breathing system filters in the OR, the ICU as well as other settings is an approach to address concerns commonly associated with mechnical ventilation: proper humidification of inspired air and cross-infection. Humidification Humidification of the inspired gas in mechanical ventilation has been shown to contribute to the prevention of ventilatorassociated pneumonia (VAP).1 Passive humidification as performed by heat and moisture exchangers additionally decreases condensation and moisture accumulation in the...

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In several countries national medical associations have already put forth guidelines recommending the utilization of breathing system filters. In its November 2002 publication “Infection Control in Anaesthesia” 15, the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland recommends using a new breathing system filter for each patient. There is evidence that breathing circuits are often contaminated with transmissible microorganisms and blood.19, 20 Furthermore, the possibility of cross-infection of Hepatitis C20 and the occurrence of multiple-resistant tuberculosis pathogens have also...

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Dräger Filters/HMEs - SafeStar® Family HumidStar® Family CombiStar Family CareStar® Family for all Clinical Applications and Needs TwinStar® Fami

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The Dräger Solution The HMEs and breathing system filters of Dräger’s extensive portfolio offer the following features: SafeStar® Family – transparent housing of the products allows for visual inspection at any time while in use – fast and easily identified due to their color coding and clear labeling – standardized connectors provide proper and easy connection with other components of the ventilation circuit – for different tidal volumes and/or different deadspace needs all products are available in different sizes – equipped with a Luer-Lock connector for gas sampling – sampling port in...

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Five families – one goal: Supporting daily clincial routine In order to support the clincian to properly address his specific clinical challenges, Dräger offers an extensive portfolio of high-performing HMEs and breathing system filters. SafeStar Family The new SafeStar® mechanical HEPA breathing system filters from Dräger meet high standards for infection prophylaxis in ventilation. The active medium of these mechanical filters is a hydrophobic filter membrane of coated glass fibers developed specifically for this purpose. Due to the hydrophobicity Safe tar cannot S be passed by...

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filtration efficiency rates they exceptionally sustain infection-prevention since TwinStar supports protection of the patient from potentially present microorganisms in the inspired air as well as safeguarding the ventilator breathing system from airborne micro-organisms that the patient exhales. A highlight is the TwinStar HEPA which contains a hydrophobic filter membrane of coated glass fiber. This membrane cannot be passed by potentially contaminated fluids (e.g. blood, sputum, condensate) under normal pressure conditions of mechanical ventilation. CombiStar Family CombiStar is an...

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Product Overview Filters/HMEs Product name Filter/HME Filter/HME Filter/HME Filter/HME Filter/HME Filter/HME Filter/HME Filter Filter TwinStar® TwinStar® TwinStar® TwinStar® TwinStar® TwinStar® TwinStar® SafeStar® SafeStar® 90 55 65A 25 8 10A HEPA 80 55 Part no. MP01800 MP01805 MP01810 MP01815 MP01820 MP01825 MP01801 MP01785 MP01790 Deadspace (ml) 90 55 65 25 8 10 55 80 55 Recommended patient adult adult adult pediatric pediatric/ pediatric/ adult adult adult neonatal neonatal Recommended tidal volume (ml) 300 – 1,500 300 – 1500 300 – 1,500 75 – 500 30 – 200 30 – 200 300 – 1,500 300 – 1,500...

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Product name Filter Filter Filter Filter HME HME HME HME HME SafeStar® CareStar® CareStar® CareStar® HumidStar® HumidStar® HumidStar® HumidStar® HumidStar® 60A 45 40A 30 55 25 10A 2 Trach Part no. MP01795 MP01755 MP01765 MP01770 MP01730 MP01735 MP01740 MP01745 MP01750 Deadspace (ml) 60 45 40 30 55 25 10 2 8 Recommended patient adult adult adult adult/ adult pediatric pediatric/ neonatal adult pediatric neonatal Recommended tidal volume (ml) 300 – 1,500 300 – 1,500 300 – 1,500 100 – 1,500 300 – 1,500 75 – 500 30 – 200 10 – 30 100 – 1,500 Bacterial retention1 (%) 99.9999 99.999 99.999 99.999...

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Product Overview Filters / HMEs CombiStar Filter HME straight CombiStar Filter HME flex CombiStar F-HME HEPA straight CombiStar F-HME HEPA flex CombiStar Filter straight CombiStar Filter flex CombiStar mech.Filter straight CombiStar mech. Filter flex Recommended patient Recommended tidal volume (ml) Filtration method Resistance (mbar) 1.3 at 30 l/min 1.6 at 30 l/min 1.7 at 30 l/min 2.0 at 30 l/min 1.0 at 30 l/min 1.3 at 30 l/min 1.7 at 30 l/min 2.0 at 30 l/min 2.6 at 60 l/min 4.4 at 60l/min 3.3 at 60 l/min 5.1 at 60 l/min 2.1 at 60 l/min 3.9 at 60 l/min 3.5 at 60 l/min 5.3 at 60 l/min...

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Bibliography 1 Kola A, Eckmanns T, Gastmeier P, 2005,: Efficacy of heat and moisture exchangers in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Intensive Care Medicine,31:5 2 Martin C et al., 1990, Heat and moisture exchangers and vaporizing humidifiers in the intensive care unit, Chest, 97:144 3 Dreyfuss D et al., 1995, Mechanical ventilation with heated humidifiers or heat and moisture exchangers: effects on patient colonization and incidence of nosocomial pneumonia, Am J Respir Crit Care Med,151:986 4 Branson RD et al., 1996, Comparison of...

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Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA Moislinger Allee 53–55 23558 Lübeck, Germany www.draeger.com Manufacturer: Dräger Medical GmbH Moislinger Allee 53–55 23558 Lübeck, Germany Locate your Regional Sales Representative at: www.draeger.com/contact REGION MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA REGION NORTH AMERICA Dräger Medical GmbH Moislinger Allee 53–55 23558 Lübeck, Germany Tel +49 451 882 0 Fax +49 451 882 2080 info@draeger.com Dräger Medical GmbH Branch Office P.O. Box 505108 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 4294 600 Fax +971 4 4294 699 contactuae@draeger.com REGION EUROPE SOUTH As of August 2015: Dräger...

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