Devilbiss Vacu Aide Quiet Suction Unit

Vacu Aide Quiet Suction Unit Features

• This Suction Unit can be operated while inside the carrying case
• New integrated gauge and flow regulator
• Easy-to-turn knob conveniently placed around gauge for easy use and control
• Equipped with a switch mode power supply, allowing operation on any AC voltage (100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz)
• Low battery and charge indicator lights
• Float shutoff on container to protect against overflow and integrated bacteria filter to prevent backflow
• Portable and lightweight Vacu-Aide QSU is easily transported and can accommodate travel to any country
• With a multitude of power options, features, and accessories, it can be used virtually anywhere under some of the most extreme circumstances
• Small footprint and lightweight design only 6.6 lbs

Note: Negative pressures should not exceed 150 mmHg as higher pressures have been shown to cause trauma, hypoxemia, and atelectasis

When to use Vacu Aide Suction Machine?

• More frequent or a congested-sounding cough
• Coarse rhonchi and expiratory wheezing audible to the patient and/or caregiver with or without auscultation
• Visible secretions
• Increased peak pressures during volume cycled mechanical ventilation
• Decreased tidal volumes during pressure-cycled ventilation
• Indication by the patient that suctioning is necessary
• Suspected aspiration of gastric or upper airway secretions
• Otherwise unexplained increase in shortness of breath, respiratory rate, or heart rate
• Decreases in vital capacity and/or oxygen saturation (as indicated by pulse oximetry), thought to be related to mucus plugging

AARC Guidelines for Devilbiss Vacu Aide

What to buy With Devilbiss Suction Unit

• Devilbiss 12V DC Power Cord For Vacu Aide Quiet Suction Unit
• Devilbiss Bacteria Filters For Vacu Aide Quiet Suction Unit

Why choose Devilbiss Quiet Portable Suction Machine?

• Electromagnetic Compatibility Test -
  Vacu-Aide does not interfere with or is not susceptible to interference from other equipment such as ventilators
• Drop Test and Shock Vibration Test -
  Vacu-Aide is far less likely to be damaged when dropped or shipped
• Excessive Temperature Test -
  Vacu-Aide effectively works in a wide range of environmental temperatures

AARC Guidelines for Appropriate Subatmospheric Pressures

• Neonates: 60 mmHg to 80 mmHg
• Infants: 80 mmHg to 100 mmHg
• Children: 100 mmHg to 120 mmHg
• Adults: 100 mmHg to 150 mmHg

Contraindications: When suctioning is indicated, no absolute contraindications exist and failure to suction can prove to be more detrimental than potential adverse reactions. Routine or ‘scheduled’ suctioning, with no indication of need, is not recommended.