Heraeus PALAMIX Instrucciones De Uso página 4

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PALAMIX
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Description
The PALAMIX vacuum pump is a compressed air operated
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vacuum pump. This generates a vacuum in the mixing
cartridge of the PALAMIX
PALACOS R+G pro, which allows mixing of bone cement
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under vacuum.
The PALAMIX vacuum pump is located in the non-ster-
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ile area on the floor of the operating room.
Installation and connection
The PALAMIX vacuum pump is connected with the in-
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house compressed air supply. The functional range of the
pump is an operating pressure between 5 and 10 bar
(0.5–1.0 MPa) air pressure. In order to allow the use of the
PALAMIX vacuum pump, it has to be connected to the
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mixing cartridge of the PALAMIX
or PALACOS R+G pro. For this purpose, the respective
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vacuum hose supplied has to be connected via the acti-
vated charcoal filter to the PALAMIX
PALAMIX vacuum pump can only be used in c onjunction
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with the PALAMIX vacuum mixing system or the
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PALACOS R+G pro. The respective operating steps are
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also described here in detail.
vacuum pump
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vacuum mixing system or the
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vacuum mixing system
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vacuum pump. The
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Maintenance and cleaning
Regular maintenance of the PALAMIX
not required. The pump housing can be cleaned with a
soft cloth without aggressive detergents. Take care here
that no cleaning fluid or water enters the PALAMIX
vacuum pump.
Notes
The PALAMIX vacuum pump should not be used without
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a filter element. In the event of malfunctioning of the
PALAMIX vacuum pump contact your local Heraeus
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Medical representative.
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Vacuum hose connection
Compressed air connection
vacuum pump is
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