prep AVac webinar

Question 1

What sizes and bends are there

Answer 1

F18 85 deg, F22_20, F22_180

Question 2

Lengths of pe catheter and right heart catheter

Answer 2

F18 is 105 cm and the F 22 is 77 cm

Question 3

sheath size for both

Answer 3

F18 uses at 22 fr and the F22 uses a 26 fr.

Question 4

what is behind your office

Answer 4

intercostal waterway 3000 mile system of connected bays rivers inlets and canals that run along the atlantic and gulf coasts. there are two 1. atlantic Runs for norfolk va to key west.
2. gulf - brownsville texas to apalachicola

Question 5

How do you do the vacuum lock (vacuum lock rocker)

Answer 5

for engaging large clot you and lock the back switch.

Question 6

two setting of the volume switch limited

Answer 6

10 cc /30 cc

Question 7

what is the tube on the top of the device

Answer 7

9f accessory port used for ancillary devices or over the wire exchanges as well as picutres thought the device

Question 8

How big is the funnel once exposed

Answer 8

11 mm fr is mmx 3 so 33 fr

Question 9

What did Moriarty call it

Answer 9

“a melding of devices” based on angiovac.

Question 10

setup steps

Answer 10

1. back of the handle there is a lock mechanism unlock it and insert the obturator
2. lock then flush the obturator and the side port.
3. place over a wire via na approaprate sheath and advacne to pa. unlock the back handel and remove the obturator.
4. need to bleed back on the system prior to use via the accesory port on teh handle to deaid

Question 10

preferred side to start

Answer 10

right, frequently you can do left to right

Question 11

emerging the inner funnel cannual

Answer 11

unsheath it

Question 12

pulls

Answer 12

mainly doing 10 cc, 30 save for main pa to clain main pa
- multipurpose 6 gr ( 9fr catheter 7 fr sheath)
- oversheath back to the pulmonic valve and then flip
- picutres on the left. torque and advance with tech doing 10 cc then back to a 30 cc pulls

Question 13

what do you do for lollipopping on the funnel

Answer 13

1. bring funnel cannula down. Squeez cannular an lock. hold funnel still and advance oversheath pull funnel out bid advance

Question 14

tell me about the new hemostasis valve on the back

Answer 14

3 stops - wide open, wire access, and fully closed (rarely used)