FORCED-AIR
COOLINGSYSTEM
from the makers of Bair Hugger® Therapy
10°C 43°C
Arizant International Corporation, 10393 West 70th Street, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 USAtel: +1 952-947-1200, fax: +1 952-947-1400 www.arizant.comArizant UK Ltd, Calder Island Way, Wakefi eld, WF2 7AW, UK tel: +44 1924-200550, fax: +44 1924-200518 [email protected] www.arizant.co.uk
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References:
1. Sessler DI. Current concepts: Mild perioperative hypothermia. New England Journal of Medicine. 1997; 336(24): 1730-1737.2. Nolan JP, Morley PT, Vanden Hoek TL, Hickey RW. Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest - An Advisory Statement by the Advanced Life Support
Task Force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Circulation. 2003;108:118-121.3. Polderman KH. Application of therapeutic hypothermia in the ICU: opportunities and pitfalls of a promising treatment modality. Part 1: Indications and
evidence. Intensive Care Medicine. Apr 2004; 30(4): 556-575.4. Bernard S. New indications for the use of therapeutic hypothermia. Critical Care. Dec 2004; 8(6):E1.5. Bernard S, Buist M, Monteiro O, Smith K. Induced hypothermia using large volume, ice-cold intravenous fl uid in comatose survivors of out-of-hospital
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Critical Care. 2001; 10(1): 52-9.
Specifi cations:
XL Upper BodyModel 523
Lower BodyModel 525
Dual Port TorsoModel 542
Full BodyModel 300
Chest AccessModel 305
PaediatricModel 310
Multi-AccessModel 315
Upper BodyModel 522
PaediatricLong
Model 530
SmallLower BodyModel 537
OutpatientModel 111
Cath LabModel 560
Surgical Access
Model 570
Full BodySurgical
Model 610
SterileCardiac
Model 630
SterileCardiac Access
Model 645
Paediatric UnderbodyModel 555
Large PaediatricUnderbody Model 550
AdultUnderbodyModel 545
Full AccessUnderbodyModel 635
LithotomyUnderbodyModel 585
OutpatientModel 110
Intraoperative Blankets Postoperative Blankets
Paediatric Blankets*
*Also see Underbody Series & PACU blankets
Underbody Series
Specialty and Cardiac Blankets
Sterile Full AccessUnderbodyModel 637
SpinalUnderbodyModel 575
Medical Unit Classifi cation: Class IIB, Directive 93/42/EEC, Annex II
Physical Characteristics: Height: 112cm, Width: 35cm, Depth: 62cm,
Weight: approx 55kg
Electrical Characteristics:Unit rating: 220-240VAC, 50/60Hz,
110-120VAC, 50/60Hz
Loadings: 7 amp @ 220/240V,
13 amp @ 110/120V
Operating Environment: 10°C to 25°C and ≤45% Relative Humidity
Mode of Operation: Continuous
General Information:Air inlet fi lter: 2 micron HEPA fi lter
Air fi lter warning: missing or incorrectly fi tted
Condensation bottle warning: missing, incorrectly
fi tted, or full
Blankets are available for all your warming/cooling needs from paediatrics to geriatrics, from brief outpatient procedures to complex cardiac procedures
Why Cool with Forced-air?
The Polar Air II forced-air cooling system provides a safe, simple and economically sensible method for
patient cooling with the additional fl exibility of forced-air warming therapy. It is useful in treating refractory
fevers, as well as inducing and maintaining therapeutic hypothermia. No matter your patient warming
or cooling needs, the Polar Air II system has you covered.
Clinical Benefi ts of Therapeutic Hypothermia
There is good evidence of benefi t in selected patients for the use
of hypothermia following cardiopulmonary resuscitation, traumatic
brain injury, stroke and neurogenic fever. In 2003, the American Heart
Association (AHA) endorsed the use of therapeutic hypothermia
following cardiac arrest and the International Liaison Committee on
Resuscitation (ILCOR), an umbrella group of specialists worldwide, issued
a recommendation supporting its use.2,3 Moreover, there are compelling
theoretical reasons to consider therapeutic hypothermia for treating other
similar conditions.4
Surface cooling is an easy-to-use, noninvasive, and effective way
to maintain therapeutic hypothermia as a part of a comprehensive
cooling protocol and after rapid induction with iced saline infusions.5-6 In
anaesthetised patients, forced-air can effectively reduce core temperature
to therapeutic range, faster than passive cooling,6 and when compared to
a water mattress, convective blankets were recommended twice as often
and interfered less with patient care.7
The Polar Air™ IIForced-air Cooling SystemPatient temperature management from a name you can trust
Designed in consultation with practitioners, nurses and technicians, the Polar Air II system combines
the latest advance in patient temperature management —safe, easy-to-use forced-air cooling therapy
—with the most effective patient warming technology available, forced-air warming.1
The easy to use, reliable Polar Air II unit uses proven thermoelectric technology to achieve rapid,
accurate and easily controlled cooling. Through the use of simple controls, the user can deliver cold
air to patients at temperatures from ambient down to 10°C. To slowly rewarm patients, or maintain
normothermia in those not requiring therapeutic hypothermia, the same unit can warm air from
ambient temperature to a maximum of 43°C.
Both warming and cooling therapies are applied through the use of the cost-effective Bair Hugger™
forced-air blankets already used in many hospitals.
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• Cools and warms: Use whenever patient warming or
cooling is required. Works with all models of Bair Hugger
blankets to meet each patient’s therapy needs.
• Effective: The proven effectiveness of Bair Hugger therapy
and the latest advance in patient cooling offer a unique
combination of temperature management tools.
• Easy to use: With the touch of a button, patient cooling or
warming is available. Simply select the desired mode and
set the control range. No specialised training is required.
• Streamlined: The Polar Air II system is designed for easy
transport. The self-contained unit has no additional hoses,
tubes or probes to locate.
• Fast: No complicated setup, so patient warming or cooling
can begin quickly.
Simple
Versatile• Single-use blankets: Does not require expensive,
dedicated consumables. Simply attach a lightweight,
single-use Bair Hugger blanket.
• Environmentally responsible: Uses clean,
non-polluting thermoelectric modules.
Economical
• Proven technology: The Polar Air II system provides mild
cooling within the accepted range of safety along with the
proven effectiveness of Bair Hugger therapy, which has
safely warmed more than 100 million patients worldwide.
• Convenient: No lifting, rolling or re-positioning of
patients required.
• Non-Invasive: None of the risks associated with invasive
measures while offering excellent patient access.
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Polar Air II System Benefits:
The central channel of the Bair Hugger blanket is an important design feature that guides the warm or cool air directly over the core of the body where transfer is most effective. Perforation patterns on the patient side of the blanket are specifi cally designed to optimise transfer and provide even and consistent warming/cooling across the entire blanket.
Patented attached clear
head drape creates a cocoon around the intubated patient’s head
Patented integrated tie
strips are provided to secure the blanket around the arm board
Dual hose ports provide fl exibility in positioning equipment
Central channel guides warm or cool air directly over patient core for most effective transfer
Non-infl ated foot drape guards against thermal injury
Perforations in the patient side of the blanket provide consistent warming/cooling
Simple controls make patient cooling or warming available
with the touch of a button.
Unique Features Offered by Bair Hugger Blankets
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