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 customerservice@arizant.co.uk www.arizant.co.uk

©2008 Arizant Healthcare Inc. All rights reserved. Polar Air II, B air Hugger and the Arizant logo are trademarks of Arizant Inc., registered or pending in the U.S. Patent & Trademark offi ce and in other countries. 602690B 9/08

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

cardiac arrest: a preliminary report. Resuscitation. Jan 2003;56(1):9-13.6. Polderman KH. Application of therapeutic hypothermia in the intensive care unit. Opportunities and pitfalls of a promising treatment modality--Part 2:

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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