Hysteroscopic Fluid Management System
Hysteroscopic Fluid Pump · Fluid Management System · Hysteroscopy Pump · Fluent · Aquilex
A wheeled console on a pole with a touchscreen, roller pumps for the inflow and outflowOWT-flohThe flow of a fluid out of an organ, space or vessel.Full entry tubing, and a hook for the fluid bags. Used fluid drains into a waste bag or canisters on the stand.
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What it’s for
Pumps distentiondis-TEN-shunSwelling or stretching of a body part from pressure inside it.Full entry fluid into the uterus at a set pressure during operative hysteroscopy, such as hysteroscopic myomectomy, and suctions it back out. It measures fluid in against fluid out and shows the fluid deficit, which is how much the patient has absorptionub-ZORP-shunThe taking in of a substance, such as a drug or a nutrient, into the bloodstream.Full entry . Some models also power a hysteroscopic tissue removal device.
Lengths and variants
Examples are the Hologic Fluent and Fluent Pro and the older Hologic Aquilex. The Fluent uses single-use FloPak tubing cartridges and a waste bag in place of canisters.
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