DIXION VERTRIEB MEDIZINISCHER GERTE GMBH

PORTABLE ABSORB PHLEGM UNIT

MODEL VACUS 7018

Version No.: V1.6

Release Date: August 2015
Part No.: OP07-01-V1.6

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 Table of Contents
I. GENERAL .................................................................................................................................................. 1
II. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.......................................................................................................................... 1
III. FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLE ............................................................................... 1
IV. CONSIGNMENT ................................................................................................................................... 1
V. LEGEND ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
VI. INSPECTION AND ASSEMBLY .......................................................................................................... 2
VII. OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................... 3
VIII. TECHNOLOGY DATA .......................................................................................................................... 5
IX. TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................................................................... 5
X. WASTE DISPOSAL.................................................................................................................................... 6
XI. SERVICE ................................................................................................................................................ 6
XII. PART LIST ............................................................................................................................................. 6

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 PORTABLE ABSORB PHLEGM UNIT Operating Manual
Model VACUS 7018
I. GENERAL
The series of Portable Absorb Phlegm Unit are designed for aspirating some mucus such as grume and phlegm from
the patient's throat, and alleviating their pain. It is widely used for emergency treatment in various hospital, first-aid
conditions or center of social medical service.
a. The Portable Absorb Phlegm Unit is 220V AC mains operated. The unit complies to IEC601-1:1988, Safety
Standard.
b. Portable Absorb Phlegm Units are medical suction. And according to MDD (93/42 EEC) ANNEX
CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA, the classification of these series are CLASS a.

II. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

The unit shall work continuously within 30 minutes with intermittent loading. The duty cycle is more than 50%;
Please note that the equipment is NOT suitable for continuous drainage;
Please avoid using the unit near any flammable and /or volatile agents;
The packed aspirators should be kept indoor with no corrosive gas and well ventilated;
Dont suction flammable, highly volatile liquid or gases;
Disinfecting or sterilizing should comply to the method recommended by the manufacturer or comply to the
relevant regulations of hospitals.
Forbid laying the equipment into water or other liquid;
The equipment should be operated with Air Filter and suction hose. Dont connect the Phlegm catheter directly
to the bottles patient joint, which marked IN;
Before connecting the unit to the mains supply, please ensure that the voltage of the unit should be consistent
with that of the mains supply;
Before operating, please test the function of this unit. If there is any doubt about the operation of this unit,
please get in touch with supplier or manufacturer.
Warning: Dont open the electrical equipment for any reason. If the equipment fails to operate, you must contact the
manufacturer or agent for service recommendations. The equipment must only be opened by a service engineer or by qualified
personnel.

III. FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLE (see Fig.1)

An oil-less piston-type pump which requires no lubrication or daily maintenance, can provide the suction tubing
and storage bottle with an effective vacuum;
Air Filter provides an effective barrier against contamination and protection to the environment;
The overflow protection device is intended to prevent vacuum
vacuum regulator
liquid or solid particles from entering into the intermediate meter
filter
tubing. connect to
suction catheter
The vacuum can be step-less regulated by the vacuum suction
exhaust
regulator according to the clinical requirement. overflow
protection
The vacuum gauge can display the current vacuum value; one-way
pump storage
bottle
The case and the bottle made of plastic material are light,
compact, and convenient for carrying and operating.
Fig.1 Operation principle diagram
IV. CONSIGNMENT
The unit has been strictly inspected and carefully packed before it was consigned;
Before assembling and calibrating, please inspect the surface of the unit and the kinds and quantities of the
accessories according to the parts list. Please contact the supplier or manufacturer in time if there are any
problems.

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V. LEGEND
Attention of the documents!

Type Bthe degree of protection against electric shock

Big and small arrow (Increasing or decreasing the vacuum)

Class Grounding

Classthe classification of electrical protection

Alternating current

VI. INSPECTION AND ASSEMBLY

Suction Hose Suction Tubing

Patient Joint,
marked IN Air Filter

Bottle Lid IN OUT

Vacuum Joint,
marked OUT
Storage Bottle

Overflow Lid Agraffe

Protection
Device
Fig.2 Construction of the storage bottle

1. Construction of the Storage Bottle (see Fig.2)

2. Disengaging the Overflow Protection Device from the Bottle Lid (see Fig.3)
Undo the Lid Agraffe and open the Bottle Lid with Overflow Protection Device, turn
the Overflow Protection Device anti-clockwise until it is disengaged from the Lid.
3. Inspect and test overflow protection device
Pinch the Metal Fastener of the Overflow Protection Device and turn it along the
arrow with exertion until the Metal Fastener slips out of the groove of the Float frame
(see Fig.5); Fig.3 Bottle Lid
Take the Float out of the Float Frame along the arrow (see Fig.6);
Inspect the Rubber Valve Vane for warp or tear and other damage. And ensure that the Rubber Valve Vane should
be connected well to the Float, and then clean the entrance of the valve and the Rubber Valve Vane (see Fig.7);

Metal Fastener Rubber Valve Vane

Float Frame

Float

Fig.4 Fig.5 Fig.6 Fig.7

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 Re-assemble the Overflow Protection Device in the reverse order and the float should move up and down freely
in the Float Frame along the arrow (see Fig.4);
Re-connect the Overflow Protection Device to the Bottle Lid;
Held the Lid, make the Float vertically come into the water surface, the Float should float up along with the Float
Frame as the Lid goes down slowly.
Press the Lid tightly, then connect the Suction Hose to the IN inlet of the Storage bottle, and run the equipment
with the regulator tightened clockwise.
Immerse the suction hose into a clean water container, or suck some water into the Storage bottle as if it is
working in normal use. Aspiration should be stopped when water has reached to the level that the float valve
could shut off the vacuum supply to the Storage bottle. Different application in suction shall result in variety of
the final liquid level.
Screw the vacuum regulator anti-clockwise, shut off the unit switch, open the Bottle Lid, and empty the Storage
bottle. Re-assemble the lid tightly, and the Float should be located at the bottom of the overflow float frame with
the valve entrance open.
Corresponding to the condition above, it is proved that the Overflow Protection Device is effective.

Note 1: Two possible cases as followed shall lead the liquid level to rise continuously even the overflow protection valve has operated.
the vacuum left in the storage bottle. The valve entrance has not been thoroughly occluded. For the former, the liquid
level shall not rise any longer when the suction hose removed from the liquid is re-inserted. For the later, special attention must
be paid to this matter. When the Storage bottle is full, take the Suction Hose away from the liquid immediately, turn off the unit,
and find out the reason why the Overflow Protection Device has failed.
Note 2: Aspiration is stopped while the Overflow Protection Device will operate shutting off the vacuum supply. But the Float is
probably sucked onto the valve entrance because of the vacuum inside the supplied suction connecting tube. In this case,
unscrew the vacuum regulator or shut off the equipment to release the vacuum inside the tube, and make the float fall down by
gravity.
Marked with IN
Do not pull down the Float by force to protect it against separating from Rubber Valve Vane.
Note 3: Do not open the Bottle Lid until the vacuum has released after switching off the unit
Note 4: Do not operate the apparatus without the overflow protection device and safety guard tube.

4. Connect the Air Filter to the Storage Bottle (see Fig.8)

Connect two suction tubing to the Air Filter, and then connect the other end of one of the
suction tubing to the OUT connector on the Bottle Lid.
Filter can prevent the pump from being polluted to cause trouble. The side withIN is the air inlet,
which should be connected to the air outlet of the storage bottle; while the other side with "OUT"
should be connected to air inlet of the case.

Fig.8 connect to bottle

5. Connect the Storage Bottle to the Equipment
Please hang the bottle on the equipment and then connect the other end of suction tubing connected to the filter to
the connector on the equipment.

VII. OPERATION
Connect to mains supply
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Before connecting the unit to the mains supply, please ensure that the MC0113000


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voltage of the unit should be consistent with that of the mains supply and
the switch is in the OFF position. And then inserting the plug into the
mains supply socket, the indicator lamp illuminates.
The device that separates this unit from the mains supply is the plug of the power
cord.
Verify pipeline(see Fig. 9) Fig.9 Verify pipeline
Please switch ON the switch to start the unit with the connector marked IN on the Bottle Lid occluded, and
turn the vacuum regulator clockwise or anti-clockwise and the vacuum gauge will vary between 0.02Mpa and the
max. vacuum. The level of vacuum can be adjusted by the regulator according to the clinical requirement.
Turn the vacuum regulator clockwise for increasing the vacuum
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 Operation
Before use, inspect the apparatus according to the procedure of assembly, and ensure that your suction unit is in
kilter. Turn the vacuum regulator clockwise or anti-clockwise until the clinical requirement is obtained (see
Fig.9). Connect one end of the sterilized suction hose to the inlet of the Storage
bottle and then connect the required phlegm catheter to the other end of the
sterilized suction hose (see Fig.10 and 11). Now it is ready for operation.
Note: Please read carefully the packaging instructions of the phlegm catheter provided with
the manufacturer before used. And inspect the package for damage; ensure that the phlegm
catheter doesnt expire.
Before stop working, sucking a little clean water will be helpful to make suction
hose clean.

4. Stop Working Fig.10 connect suction hose

After adjustment or operation, please switch OFF and then pull out the
plug from the mains socket to cut off the mains supply.

5. Cleansing, Disinfection And Maintenance

After stop working, put out the Suction Hose and Tubing, remove the
Bottle with Lid carefully from the retaining nest and dispose of the
contents appropriately. The unit and parts used should be cleaned and
Fig.11 connect the phlegm catheter
disinfect, referring to the list below.

Parts Rinsing Disinfection Sterilization

Sterilization at 121 for
Storage Bottle
Immerse them in 20 min
Mix some household
Bottle Lid Kangweida disinfectant
cleaning agent into
solution (referring to its
Overflow Protection Device warm water, and
instructions), for an
then clean them Inapplicability
Suction Hose hour, and then rinse and
carefully
dry them thoroughly
Suction Tubing

Phlegm catheter Single-use, replace by a new one after each use

Please wipe it with some cloth sodden with disinfector. And the cloth should
The case
be squeezed so as to prevent liquid from seeping into the chinks of the case

Note: When rinsing or disinfection, glove is recommended (household glove or single-use glove).

After rinsing, disinfection and sterilization, please re-assemble the Overflow Protection Device, the Bottle Lid
and the Storage Bottle in the reverse order, and then connect these Tubing and the Suction Hose correctly
(referring to . INSPECTION AND ASSEMBLY).
Note1: When operating the unit another time, the Overflow Protection Device and the Suction Tubing must be connected correctly.
Note2: The used Phlegm catheter should be disposed by the hospital according to the relevant regulations

6. Replacement for Air Filter

If sucks much foam or is occluded by dirt, the Air Filter diaphragms will change its color from light to dark.
And the suction in the inlet will reduce or disappear while the reading shown on the vacuum gauge is rising up
to more than 0.04Mpa. Under this condition, please replace the Air Filter by a new one which is provided by the
manufacturer.
If the Air Filter is wetted or contaminated, please change it immediately.
Note1: That the Overflow Protection Device operates or the tube has been occluded will also cause the suction to reduce or
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 disappear while the vacuum gauge reading is still rising (see item 2 in troubleshooting).
Note2: The used Air Filter should be disposed by the hospital according to the relevant regulations

7. Replacement for fuses

The fuses fixed on the rear of the unit should be replaced by professionals when required.

VIII. TECHNOLOGY DATA

Item Data Item Date
Type High vacuum/High Flow Degree of protection Type B
Max vacuum 0.08MPa Medical device classification Class a
Vacuum range 0.02 MPaMax. vacuum CE marking
Flow rate 22 L/min Net weight 4.5kg
Bottle capacity 1000 mL Warranty One year
Noise 60 dB(A) Dimension(WDH) 450mm200mm320mm
Rated voltage 220V10%, 1PH Temperature: 5~40C
Environment in normal use Relative humidity: 80%
Frequency 50Hz Atmospheric pressure: 860~1060 hPa
Power input 110 VA Temperature: -40~55C
Environment in transport or
Relative humidity: 95%
Fuse 520/F0.5AL 250V storage
Atmospheric pressure: 500~1060 hPa
Working time Maximal 30 min

IX. TROUBLESHOOTING
Item Fault Cause Solution Remarks
1) Cleaning the entrance of the 1) Uneven lid may result in
1) Leakage in the entrance of
Bottle and press the Bottle lid leakage. Replace the lid if
The vacuum value can the Storage bottle.
tightly. necessary
1 not reach to the max. 2) Vacuum regulator looses.
2) Screw down the regulator 3 Reconnect the tube or
vacuum 3) Leakage in the tubing
3) Make the tubing be connected replace some damaged
connection.
correctly. tube
1) Turn the vacuum regulator
Vacuum value
1) The overflow anti-clockwise to release the 1Empty the storage bottle
0.04MPa but the
protection device vacuum, and then return it in time.
suction force in the
2 operates clockwise. 2The end with green dot
entrance of tubing
2) Suction tubing is occluded. 2) Clean the tube or replace it mark of the Air Filter is
obviously reducing or
3) Air Filter is blocked. 3) Replace the Air Filter by a new the entrance of air flow
disappearing.
one.
Power supply is well,
but the unit fails to 1) The plug and socket 2Fuse 520/F0.5AL
1) Repair or replace the socket.
3 operate and the power contacts fault. 250V AC
2) Replace the broken fuse.
indicator doesnt 2) The fuse is fusing.
illuminate.
Connected to mains Examining or repairing by
1) Electrical fault 1) Examine the circuit to work out
4 supply, the fuse is professionals ( see Fig.12
2) Over-voltage the problem.
broken immediately. Circuit diagram )
Repair or replace the Defective
Liquid sucked into Use the storage bottle with
There is some fault in the Overflow Protection Device.
5 pump spurts out from the liquid not more than its
overflow protection device (referring to . 2. Inspect and
the exhaust stated capacity.
test overflow protection device)
Note: It is recommended that the pump should be opened or repaired by professionals. If necessary, please get in touch with the
manufacturer.

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X. WASTE DISPOSAL
At the end of the useful life of the unit, all of the waste parts should be disposed according to the rules of waste
disposal:
The storage bottle, all of the tubing, the Suction Hose and the Air Filter belong to medical garbage.
The basic configuration of the unit can be disposed as electronic waste.
The material of the unit case is ABS, which can be recycled.

XI. SERVICE
Any of our products is promised to be repaired free or replaced within
one and a half years from the date of ex-factory or within one year from
the date of purchasing if it is out of order. Above all, the packed unit
should be stored well and operated complying with the rules
recommended by the manufacturer.
Circuit diagrams, part lists and other technical information are available
Fig.12 Circuit diagram
upon request for qualified technical personnel.

XII.PARTS LIST Note:With this mark products for class

Without this mark products for class

No. Name Quantity

1 Phlegm catheter F12 1 pc
2 Suction hose (7.511.5mm, 2m) 1 pc
3 Fuse (520/F0.5AL 250V) 2 pc
4 Air Filter 2 pc
5 1000ml bottle (PC) 1 pc
6 Lid with overflow protection device 1 pc

Before the products are put to the market, they have been examined according to the
requirement of the relevant standard, all meet such requirement and are qualified.

Design and specifications changed reserved.

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