Vacuum Aspirator
Suction Curettage Unit · Vacuum Curettage Unit · Controlled Suction Apparatus · Vacuum Unit · Electric Vacuum Aspirator · Eva · D&C Suction Machine · Berkeley Vacurette
A wheeled electric suction machine with a vacuum gauge and collection jars on top, tubing that connects to a suction curettekyoo-RETA surgical instrument with a small spoon- or loop-shaped tip used to scrape tissue.Full entry (cannulaKAN-yoo-luhA thin tube placed into the body or a body opening to deliver or remove fluid or air.Full entry ), and often a foot switch.
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What it’s for
Creates the controlled vacuum that empties the uterus during suction curettage: D&C and D&E for missed or incomplete spontaneous abortionspon-TAY-nee-us uh-BOR-shunThe loss of a pregnancy on its own, before the fetus can live outside the uterus, usually before 20 weeks; a miscarriage.Full entry , pregnancy termination and molar pregnancy, and manual removal of retained tissue. The scrub passes one end of the tubing off the field; the scrub or the circulator turns the unit on when the surgeon asks, and the curettekyoo-RETA surgical instrument with a small spoon- or loop-shaped tip used to scrape tissue.Full entry is rotated in the uterus until it is empty. Uterine contents collect in a gauze bag in the unit for pathologypuh-THOL-uh-jeeThe study of disease and its causes and effects, or the disease changes found in a person or tissue.path/o disease-logy study ofFull entry .
Lengths and variants
Electric units (such as the Berkeley Vacurette and Synevac) used with sterile suction curettekyoo-RETA surgical instrument with a small spoon- or loop-shaped tip used to scrape tissue.Full entry of various sizes, curved and straight. Manual vacuum aspirationas-puh-RAY-shunBreathing food, liquid, saliva or stomach contents into the airway and lungs; also, drawing fluid out with suction or a needle.Full entry (MVA) uses a hand syringe instead of an electric pump.
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4 sources
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 18 (Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery), Therapeutic Abortion by Suction Curettage, p. 285-286
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 14 (Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery), Suction Curettage, p. 422
- Debas HT, et al., eds. Essential Surgery (DCP3). 2015. Surgery for Family Planning, Abortion, and Postabortion Care, p. 121
- somatechnology.com
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