Anesthesia Machine

Anaesthesia Machines are used for administering anaesthesia to patients undergoing surgical operation. Anaesthesia is the process of rendering a controlled loss of awareness and bodily sensation to drastically reduce pain during an operation on body parts. Anaesthesia can be administered without necessitating loss of awareness also of the patient by removing the sensation of the particular body part by injecting anaesthetics.

An anaesthesia machine therefore is a medical device that is used for anaesthesia which also provides the patient with the required level of oxygen. The primary function of an anaesthesia machine is to provide inhalation anaesthetic and to aid patients in breathing. It may be used in any type of anaesthesia including local regional and general anaesthesia. An anaesthetic machine comprises many important components that are critical to its operation. In addition an anaesthetic machine has several safety features in place to avoid a catastrophic catastrophe.

Breathing circuit for the Anaesthesia Machine:

The anaesthetic machine's breathing circuit is a circular pathway (not actually round) that permits the recycling of both inspiratory and expiratory gases.

A.       Unidirectional valve: It allows for the unidirectional flow of new gas (FGF). They have two of them. The first is for inspiration control while the second is for expiration control.

A.       Adjustable Pressure Limiting valve (APL valve): The pressure limiting valve may be fixed to the desired setting. When the specified pressure is attained the expired gases are driven out of the APL valve and linked to the scavenging system.

A.       Reservoir Bag/Bellow: This serves as a storage reservoir for expired gases. The bag deflates during inhalation and vice versa.

A.       CO₂ Absorber: It absorbs the CO₂ that has been emitted. In the absence of this absorber the CO₂ concentration in the circuit would risewhich might be hazardous to the patient.

A.       Vaporizer: It is used to store and distribute inhalation anaesthetics to patients.

Types of Anaesthesia Machines:

Continuous Flow: They are the most often used. They are meant to give a precise supply of medicinal gases (oxygen nitrous oxide and air) combined with a specific concentration of anaesthetic vapour to the patient constantly and safely. They can be used to provide patients with general anaesthesia while they are having medical operations in operating rooms birthing rooms diagnostic or outpatient surgical facilities.

Intermittent Flow: When the patients activate their own inspiration these anaesthetic devices produce a flow of gas on demand.

An Anaesthesia Machine is a very important medical device that is used for administering anaesthesia to a patient undergoing surgical operation. It attracts demands from medical and healthcare sectors. Manufacturers and suppliers registered at Tradeindia deal in highly advanced cutting-edge technology machines for precise function and providing optimum possible relief to the patients during operation