Device typeOrthopaedic cement fume evacuator: A mains electricity (AC-powered) portable device designed to filter out and/or evacuate the toxic fumes produced during the preparation of orthopaedic cement [e.g., polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)] before they can reach the environment. The device is a small enclosure with filters that remove the toxic vapors, diffusing the filtered air in the environment, or that may be connected to the hospital exhaustion system. This device is used mainly in operating rooms and other hospital areas during orthopaedic procedures that involve bone cement preparation.
FDA categoryEVACUATOR, VAPOR, CEMENT MONOMER
Device ID00889024374874
Catalog number00-5049-086-00
AvailabilityPrescription
MRI safetyLabeling does not contain MRI Safety Information