Tabla De Contenido; Indications; Description - Codman EDS 3 Manual De Instrucciones

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Table of Contents
Indications ................................................................................................... 2
Description .................................................................................................. 2
Contraindications ....................................................................................... 3
Warnings ..................................................................................................... 3
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Information .............................. 3
Precautions ................................................................................................. 3
Sterility ......................................................................................................... 4
Instructions for Use .................................................................................... 4
General Surgical Technique: Ventricular Catheter................................... 4
General Surgical Technique: Lumbar Catheter ....................................... 4
Installing the EDS 3 CSF External Drainage system ............................... 4
Mounting the EDS 3 device to an I.V. pole .............................................. 4
Leveling the EDS 3 device in Relationship to the Floor .......................... 4
Leveling the EDS 3 device in Relationship to the Patient ....................... 4
Positioning the Drip Chamber ................................................................. 4
Operating the EDS 3 CSF External Drainage System............................. 5
Using the Patient Line Stopcock ............................................................ 5
Using the System Stopcock ................................................................... 5
Using the Drip Chamber Stopcock ......................................................... 5
Priming the EDS 3 System ...................................................................... 5
Connecting the EDS 3 Unit to the Patient Catheter ................................ 5
Draining CSF into the Drip Chamber ...................................................... 5
Draining CSF into the Collection Bag from the Drip Chamber ............... 5
Monitoring ICP ........................................................................................ 6
Using the Needle-Free Sampling/Injection Site .......................................6
A. Injecting Medication into the System ................................................. 6
B. Sampling Fluid From the Needle-Free Sampling/Injection Site ......... 6
C. Flushing the System ........................................................................... 6
Transporting a Patient Connected to the EDS 3 Unit ............................. 6
Replacing the CODMAN EDS 3 CSF External Drainage System
without Ventricular Catheter (catalog no. 82-1731) ................................ 6
Replacing the Collection Bag ................................................................. 6
Removing Fluid From the Collection Bag ............................................... 6
Determining the Drainage Rate ............................................................... 6
Laser Care and Maintenance .................................................................. 6
Warranty ...................................................................................................... 7
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please Read Before Use
CODMAN EDS 3™ CSF External Drainage
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System with Ventricular Catheter
CODMAN EDS 3™ CSF External Drainage
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System without Ventricular Catheter

Indications

Use of the CODMAN EDS 3 CSF External Drainage System (EDS 3) is
indicated for draining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the cerebral ventricles or
the lumbar subarachnoid space as a means of reducing intracranial pressure
and CSF volume when the insertion of a permanent, internal shunt is not
indicated.
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Description

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System
stopcock
Y-connector
Needle-free
Injection/sampling site
CSF tag
Patient line
stopcock
The EDS 3 system (catalog no. 82-1730), Figure 1, consists of:
• A 35 cm (13.8 in.) clear silicone ventricular catheter (1.5 mm I.D.,
3.1 mm O.D.) with radiopaque stripe and depth markings (not shown)
• A 36 cm straight stainless steel stylet for catheter placement (not shown)
• A curved stainless steel trocar with a barbed end for drawing the catheter
subcutaneously (not shown)
• A female LUER-LOK connector and LUER-LOK cap to connect the distal
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end of the catheter (not shown)
• A doubled 76.2 cm (30 in.) cord with locking mechanism
• A 33 cm measuring base for regulating intracranial pressure (ICP) with
mm Hg conversion
• A 100 ml drip chamber equipped with a microbial retentive
atmospheric vent
• A 162 cm (64 in.) patient line equipped with:
• 1 male LUER-LOK connector with vented cap
• 1 four-way stopcock with a female LUER-LOK port
• 1 Y-connector with needle-free sampling/injection site
• 3 clamps
• Two four-way stopcocks with female LUER-LOK ports
• A sterile, vented, 700 ml capacity collection bag, graduated in
50 ml increments.
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Measuring base
Drip chamber
Drip chamber
stopcock
Collection bag
Patient line