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Carbon Dioxide Absorbents

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Overview: The document provides comprehensive information on Intersurgical's carbon dioxide absorbents, emphasizing their quality, innovation, and variety. It discusses the importance of selecting the right absorbent for clinical needs and outlines safety considerations associated with conventional soda lime absorbents.
Product Range: Intersurgical offers medical-grade absorbents such as LoFloSorb™, Spherasorb™, and Intersorb Plus™, developed in-house to ensure high quality and performance. The company is committed to safety and innovation.
Safety Considerations: The document highlights potential safety issues with conventional soda lime absorbents, such as drying out and unwanted chemical reactions. Spherasorb and LoFloSorb are designed to mitigate these risks, providing additional safety benefits.
Product Specifications:
  • LoFloSorb™: Free from Potassium or Sodium Hydroxide, minimizing reaction risks with volatile anesthetics, and features a stable color change from green to violet.
  • Spherasorb™: Contains 1.5% Sodium Hydroxide and includes Zeolite to reduce drying risk, designed for efficient CO2 absorption with minimal dusting.
  • Intersorb Plus™: A conventional soda lime absorbent with clear color change indicators for exhaustion.
Product Configurations: Absorbents are available in various configurations, including loose fill, pre-filled cartridges, and disposable absorbers, to meet different equipment and clinical needs.
Safety Information: All Intersurgical CO2 absorbents are classified as irritants under EU regulations, with specific handling and safety instructions to prevent skin and eye irritation.
Conclusion: Intersurgical offers a comprehensive range of CO2 absorbents designed to meet diverse clinical requirements while ensuring safety and efficiency. Users are encouraged to select products based on specific needs and equipment compatibility.
Additional Overview: The document also details CO2 absorbents like IS Can™ and LoFlosorb™, highlighting features and compatibility with various medical machines.
Key Features of IS Can™:
  • No dust emission: Foam filters retain fine particles, preventing escape into the breathing system or atmosphere.
  • Fast and easy exchange: Design allows quick replacement of absorbents, reducing contamination risk.
  • Efficient CO2 absorption: A gas dispersion chamber ensures optimal flow through the absorbent.
Compatibility Guides:
  • Includes compatibility guides for medical machines from manufacturers like Dräger, GE Healthcare, Maquet, Mindray, Spacelabs, and Penlon.
  • Compatibility is indicated for different absorber types such as Loose fill, The Drum™, The Pyramid™, IS Pac™, and IS Can™.
  • Specific machine models and their compatibility with different absorber types are listed, with some marked as 'Depends on Machine' (D.o.M.).
Contact Information: Intersurgical's contact details are provided for further inquiries, including their address in the United Kingdom, phone number, fax, and email.
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Intersurgical Carbon Dioxide Absorbents The complete choice Quality, innovation and choice

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The Intersurgical absorbents range The highest quality, the widest choice Intersurgical offer a choice of medical grade absorbents and standard soda lime to suit all of your clinical requirements. LoFloSorb™, Spherasorb™ and Intersorb Plus™ have been developed to the highest standard to ensure that you receive a product that delivers consistent performance. Intersurgical are committed to offering this quality, together with innovative solutions and the widest choice possible. Our range of absorbents is different from some other brands because it has been developed in-house. Our state-of-the-art...

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What is in our products? Spherasorb™ Intersorb Plus™ Other conventional soda limes Calcium Hydroxide Sodium Hydroxide Silica Synthetic/amorphous NOTE: These are the dry constituents. All absorbents contain 13-17% water It is always recommended that colour change is used in conjunction with monitoring of Carbon Dioxide. The absorption of Carbon Dioxide is an exothermic reaction. All absorbents will generate heat, especially if exposed to higher than normal levels of Carbon Dioxide. Safety information All Intersurgical Carbon Dioxide absorbents are now classified as irritent under Regulation (EC)...

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What is Spherasorb™? A unique medical grade soda lime designed specifically for clinical use Spherasorb has a long history of use within anaesthesia and meets all the requirements of the United States and British Pharmacopoeias. Spherasorb’s chemical formulation has been developed specifically to address the potential problems of use within the medical environment, while maintaining the highest possible CO2 capacity. Features and Benefits: • Only 1.5% Sodium Hydroxide. Less than standard soda lime • Spherasorb is made of 3-4mm spheres processed to minimise potential dusting. Its uniform shape...

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What is Intersorb Plus™? Intersorb Plus is a conventional soda lime CO2 absorbent comprised of short porous 3mm diameter strands Intersorb Plus is suitable for use within anaesthetic breathing systems. It is available in two indicator colour changes, pink to white and white to violet. Exhaustion of Intersorb Plus is clearly indicated by the colour change. Features and Benefits: • Intersorb Plus is made of 3mm strands. Its uniform shape allows for easy identification of Intersorb Plus • Intersorb plus offers white to violet and pink to white colour change. This offers a clear indication as to...

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The Drum™ 1kg pre-filled disposable absorbent cartridge The Drum is Intersurgical’s easy to use, pre-filled 1kg absorbent cartridge that has been developed specifically for clinical use during anaesthesia. The Drum can be used on numerous anaesthetic machines with single or double absorbers that have been designed to take the conventional design of pre-filled cartridges. Quick and convenient exchange of absorbent Intersurgical absorbents The Drum eliminates the time consuming task of pouring loose granules into the absorber and removing when exhausted Unique design with central baffle and dispersion...

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The Pyramid™ 1kg pre-filled disposable carbon dioxide absorber The Pyramid is an easy to use disposable absorber specifically developed for clinical use during anaesthesia to absorb carbon dioxide within an anaesthetic breathing system. The Pyramid is compatible with the following Dräger® anaesthetic workstations providing it is used in conjunction with the CLIC™ adaptor: Fabius®, Julian®, Primus®, Zeus®, Perseus®. It is essential that the user follows the instructions for use of the Dräger anaesthetic workstation concerned. Refers to the instructions for use supplied with each box of Intersurgical...

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IS Pac™ 0.5kg pre-filled disposable carbon dioxide absorber The IS Pac is a disposable carbon dioxide absorbent offering ease of exchange with minimal handling and providing a further option for customers who have made the choice to use pre-fills. The IS Pac is compatible with GE Healthcare® ADU™ machines. Before using the IS Pac it is essential to do the following: • Become familiar with and follow the Instructions for use of the anaesthetic workstation concerned. • Refer to the Instructions for use supplied with each box of Intersurgical IS Pac canisters. Fast and easy exchange The IS Pac enables...

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IS Can™ 1kg pre-filled disposable carbon dioxide absorber The IS Can offers ease of exchange with minimal handling and provides a further option for customers who have made the choice to use pre-fills. The IS Can is compatible with GE Healthcare® anaesthetic machines; Aisys®, Aespire® and Avance® and also the GE® ADU™ machine. Video available at www.intersurgical.com Fast and easy exchange The IS Can enables fast exchange of absorbent without the need for time consuming pouring of loose granules, or the risk of contamination No dust emission Foam filters ensure that any fine particles or dust...

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CO2 Absorbents • Compatability Guides Dräger® compatability guide Machine Loose fill Perseus with CLIC™ adaptor Perseus® with refillable absorber Zeus with CLIC™ adaptor Zeus® with refillable absorber Primus /Apollo with CLIC™ adaptor Primus®/Apollo® with refillable absorber Fabius Tiro with CLIC™ adaptor Fabius Tiro® with refillable absorber Fabius GS with CLIC™ adaptor Fabius® GS with refillable absorber Fabius CE with CLIC™ adaptor Fabius® CE with refillable absorber Julian with CLIC™ adaptor Julian® with refillable absorber Cicero™ with CLIC™ adaptor Cicero™ with refillable absorber Cato...

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CO2 Absorbents • Compatability Guides Maquet® (formerly Siemens®) compatability guide Machine Loose fill FLOW™-i with refillable absorber Other Spacelabs® compatability guide Machine Loose fill Loose fill Loose fill Focus™ Frontline™ Sirius™ Other Penlon® compatability guide Machine A100™ SP100™ SP200™ Other Other manufacturers Other manufacturers compatability guide Machine Other manufacturers machine Loose fill • Maquet is a registered trademark of Maquet GmbH • Siemens is a registered trademark of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft. • KION is a registered trademark of Maquet Critical Care AB. • FLOW...

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