ACTIVENT Low Cost Active Pollution Scavenging System (with built-in Air-Break)

RCVS Practice Standards 2014, item 5.9: “The practice must provide facilities for the scavenging of anaesthetic gases (Legal)”  Item 5.11 “The practice must carry out monitoring of anaesthetic pollutants in the operating areas and maintain written records of this (Legal)” 5.11 additionally says “If a sophisticated active scavenging system is in…
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Product Description

Unlike Fluosorbers (which are bacterial hazards), Activent will remove all anaesthetic waste gases, including Nitrous Oxide. It is normally wall-mounted, adjacent to the Anaesthetic work-station. The design incorporates a fixed 3-Litre reservoir, with one end open to atmosphere via 4 inlet vents on top of the unit. This built-in AIR BREAK acts as a safeguard against any possibility of the system generating a positive or negative pressure at the patient end. ACTIVENT draws approximately 8 Litres per minute of room air, into which the waste gas is very simply directed via standard 30mm connectors and 22mm flexible scavenging tubing (supplied). The air and waste-gas mixture is actively propelled out of the top of the unit to the point of disposal, up to a distance of 15 Metres. The 3 Litre air-break ensures that any large exhalation, and/or squeezing of the reservoir bag at the patient end does not spill over into the work environment. Illuminated ON/OFF rocker switch, with Red Power “ON” indicator. A green light illuminates to indicate when the fan is running, as the unit is near silent in operation.

Activent Solo
A fan-driven, single-station anaesthetic waste-gas exhaust system. Unlike Fluosorbers (which are bacterial hazards), Activent will remove all anaesthetic waste gases and vapours from the operating suite. It is normally wall-mounted, adjacent to the Anaesthetic work-station. It is easily installed by the average handyman.

Activent Multi

Incorporates a one-way valve, permitting multiple Activents to be connected to a single exhaust pipe to the outside world, simplifying installation.

The design incorporates a fixed 3-Litre reservoir, with the top end open to atmosphere via 4 inlet holes around the waste gas outlet. This built-in AIR-BREAK acts as a safeguard against any possibility of the system generating a positive or negative pressure at the patient end. It also effectively eliminates the possibility of gas overflow into the work environment, in all but the most extreme circumstances. Activent draws approximately 8 Litres per minute of room air, into which the waste gas is very simply directed via a standard 30mm connector and 22mm flexible scavenging tubing. The air and waste-gas mixture is actively propelled to the point of disposal, up to a distance of 15 Metres. Push-button ‘ON/OFF’ control with Power ‘ON’ indicator. A green L.E.D. illuminates to indicate when the fan is running, as the unit is near silent in operation. All installations should terminate in a 22mm tee-piece, which reduces the possibility of wind-generated back-pressure. The actual performance of each installation will be dependent on local factors: length of tubing; internal diameter; smooth-bore or convoluted pipework; the number of right-angled connectors.

Note: You will still need 1 x Activent per anaesthetic machine. The Activent Multi still needs to be purchased with x1 per each anaesthetic machine but, you can connect all the Activents outlet piping into 1 outlet outside, so only 1 pipe goes to the outside of the building (when you add on another machine the only extra expense is for elbow/T connectors and scavenging tubing to T in the existing pipework – handyman job using plumbing materials and scavenging tubing) 

The RCVS Practice Standards section 5.12 paragraph 4 states: “If a sophisticated active scavenging system is in operation, it must be serviced annually. A test certificate must be available and is an acceptable alternative to personal dosimetry.”

Activents can pay for themselves in 12 months!!
E.G. 12 x Fluosorber @ £24 each = £288

What is included:

  • 30-22mm connector
  • Scavenging tubing to connect to patient-circuit – scavenging (APL) valve to Activent
  • ‘V’ plate & bracket wall-mounting kit
  • A.C. to (adjustable) D.C. Power Supply Unit

Installation Starter Kit, this is sufficient to take the waste gases up from the Activent, into a right-angled connector, through a wall (22mm diameter hole) to the exterior of a building, terminating in a ‘tee-piece’. Customer may extend this system, to a maximum length of 15 Metres, using standard domestic 21.5 mm overflow tubing and connectors, readily and cheaply available from B&Q, Plumb-Centre, and most D.I.Y. stores.

Options:Activent Solo, Activent Multi

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