Pulsed Lavage Irrigator
Pulse Lavage · Pulsed Lavage · Pulsatile Lavage · Pulsed Lavage Suction Irrigator · Wound Debridement System · InterPulse · Pulsavac · Simpulse
A single-use pistol-grip handpiece with a pump inside, run by batteries in the handle or by a plug-in power pack. Joined tubing runs from the handle: one line spikes the irrigationeer-ih-GAY-shunWashing out a wound, body cavity, tube or eye with a steady flow of liquid.Full entry bag and the other goes to suction. Tips snap onto the front, most with a clear splash shield.
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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Sprays sterile irrigationeer-ih-GAY-shunWashing out a wound, body cavity, tube or eye with a steady flow of liquid.Full entry in fast pulses while it suctions the fluid and debris back up. Used to wash out dirty or infected wounds during debridementdih-BREED-muntThe removal of dead, damaged or infected tissue from a wound so it can heal.Full entry , and in joint replacement to clean the bone and the femoralFEM-er-ulRelating to the thigh or the femur, the thigh bone.Full entry canal before the implant or the cement goes in.
Lengths and variants
Tips include a soft splash-shield tip for wounds and a brush tip for the bone canal; the pictured Zimmer Biomet Pulsavac Plus comes with 10 tip options. A trigger sets high or low pressure. Systems include Stryker InterPulse, Zimmer Biomet Pulsavac Plus and Simpulse.
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- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 2 (Protection of the Patient in Surgery/Patient Safety), p. 46
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 23 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 537, 584, 589
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 9 (Wound Healing, Dressings, and Drains), p. 250
- AST. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 21 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 950
- zimmerbiomet.com
- medicaldevices.icij.org
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