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Surgical smoke removal. (Product Marketplace).


A new brochure from Surgimedics[R], a division of Van Air, Inc., highlights the benefits and features of the company's smoke evacuation systems and accessories for laser and electrosurgical applications.

These systems use replaceable filtration media for effective plume removal in operating rooms and other medical treatment settings, ensuring a contamination-free environment by removing noxious noxious adj. harmful to health, often referring to nuisances.  and potentially carcinogenic carcinogenic

having a capacity for carcinogenesis.
 hydrocarbon particles.

Two models are available: For operations generating high surgical smoke volumes, the PLUME-INATOR[R] quietly provides maximum plume removal with an easily replaceable VLSI-grade ULPA ULPA Ultra Low Penetration Air (filter)
ULPA Uniform Limited Partnership Act
ULPA Ultra HEPA
ULPA United Lightning Protection Association
ULPA Ultra Pure Air
ULPA Ultra Light Particle Arrester
 filter for particle removal to 0.01 micron. Built-in wheels, a retractable re·tract  
v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts

v.tr.
1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement.

2.
 handle and a foot switch make this compact unit easy to move and convenient to operate. For light to moderate amounts of plume in operating rooms, offices, and clinics, the SURGIFRESH[R] unit shares many of the features of the PLUME-INATOR, including a 0.01-micron, VLSI-grade ULPA filter and a foot switch in a mobile, lightweight package. Optional wheels further facilitate mobility. Both models use the latest filtration technology to deliver clean, odor-free air at the lowest cost per procedure.

A wide variety of accessories and start-up kits is also available, including tubing, suction suction /suc·tion/ (suk´shun) aspiration of gas or fluid by mechanical means.

post-tussive suction  a sucking sound heard over a lung cavity just after a cough.
 cannisters, face masks, and more.

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Publication:Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Date:Aug 1, 2002
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