Arthroscopy Pump
Arthroscopy Fluid Pump · Fluid Management System · Arthroscopic Pump · Irrigation Pump
A console on the arthroscopy tower with a touch screen and one or two roller pump heads. Disposable tubing spikes the saline bags and runs to the inflow cannulaKAN-yoo-luhA thin tube placed into the body or a body opening to deliver or remove fluid or air.Full entry or scope sheathSHEETHA covering that wraps around a structure; in procedures, a short hollow tube left in a blood vessel to pass catheters through.Full entry ; two-pump models also control outflowOWT-flohThe flow of a fluid out of an organ, space or vessel.Full entry from the shaver.
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On the table
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What it’s for
Fills and distends the joint with saline or lactated Ringer's solutionLAK-tay-tid RING-erz suh-LOO-shunAn isotonic IV fluid containing water, sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium and lactate.Full entry at a set pressure so the surgeon can see, and rinses blood and debris out. It keeps flow and pressure steady during arthroscopy of the knee, shoulder, ankle and other joints, and for endoscopicen-doh-SKOP-ikDone with an endoscope, a thin tube with a light and camera passed into the body.endo- within-scopic viewingFull entry carpal tunnel release when a fluid system is used. Gravity flow from bags hung 3 to 4 feet above the patient is the alternative.
Lengths and variants
Inflow-only pumps, and inflow plus outflowOWT-flohThe flow of a fluid out of an organ, space or vessel.Full entry pumps that also manage suction through the shaver. Many have a remote with lavageluh-VAHZHWashing out a body cavity or organ with repeated flows of fluid.Full entry , rinse and pressure buttons.
What experienced techs know
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5 sources
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 20 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 741
- AST. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 21 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 960 to 961
- Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 14th ed. Chapter 51 and Chapter 52 (Arthroscopy of the Upper Extremity, Fluid Extravasation)
- Nishimura A, et al. Arthroscopic Internal Brace Augmentation With Arthroscopic Modified Broström Operation. Arthroscopy Techniques 2021, pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- arthrex.com
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