Denver Pleurx Vacuum Bottle With Drainage Line

Features of Pleurx Vacuum Bottle

• Designed with active vacuum technology that drains quickly and comfortably without the need for gravity
• Bottles are available in 500ml and 1,000ml sizes
• Roller clamp provides easy control of drainage flow for optimal comfort

How to change Pleurx bottles?

1. Wash your hands thoroughly
2. Remove the Pleurx Vacuum bottle with a drainage line from the outer pouch. Keep the bottle near the blue wrap and place the access tip on the blue wrap
3. If the cover falls off of the access tip, make sure you do not touch the tip with your hands or anything non-sterile. It is important that the access tip remains sterile
4. Uncoil the drainage line after removing the paper tape from the drainage line. Place the access tip on the blue wrap
5. Close the roller clamp completely by rolling the wheel on the roller clamp toward the bottle
6. Remove the cover from the access tip by twisting it and pulling gently. Discard the cover. Set the access tip back on the sterile blue wrap
7. To remove the used bottle, pull the access tip of the used bottle out of the valve in a firm, smooth motion. Set the used drainage line down
8. Pick up the new drainage line and insert the access tip securely into the catheter valve. You will feel and hear a click when the access tip and valve are securely connected
9. Note that it is normal to feel some discomfort or pain when draining fluid. If you experience discomfort or pain at the time of draining, roll the wheel on the roller clamp toward the bottle to slow or stop the flow of fluid sometimes. If it does not feel better after doing this, or you experience severe pain, contact your doctor or nurse. Pain might be an indication of infection
10. Do not drain more than 1000 ml of fluid from your chest or 2000 ml of fluid from your abdomen at any one time
11. The support clip on the vacuum bottle ensures that the vacuum seal on the bottle is not broken before you are ready
12. Remove the support clip by grasping the upper part of the flange and pulling outward
13. Hold the bottle steady with one hand and push the white “T” plunger down with the other hand to puncture the foil seal. The vacuum in the bottle will pull the flexible bottle cap down

What to buy with Pleurx Bottles

• Denver Pleurx Drainage Kit
• Denver Pleurx Replacement Valve Cap
• PleurX Drainage System - 1000ml

How to Start Draining Fluid Using Pleurx Bottle?

• Roll the wheel on the roller clamp away from the vacuum bottle to begin drainage
• When fluid begins to flow into the drainage line, you may partially close the roller clamp to slow the flow of fluid by rolling the wheel on the roller clamp toward the bottle
• The flow into the bottle may slow down when the fluid is almost completely drained
• When the flow stops or the bottle is filled, completely close the roller clamp by rolling the wheel on the roller clamp toward the bottle
• Drainage will usually take 5 –15 minutes
• After the fluid drainage stops, pull the access tip out of the valve in a firm, smooth motion
• Set the used drainage line down
• Clean the catheter valve with a new alcohol pad
• Discard the alcohol pad
• Place the new cap over the catheter valve and twist it clockwise until it clicks into its locked position
• The cap might feel loose until it is locked into place