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title: How do I clean the mucus chamber after I have finished my simulations?
description: 1. Turn Avtrach over and remove plastic cover from back.  2. Disconnect electical connection of mucus chamber.  3. Twist out mucus chamber from Avtrach.  4. For daily use, simply rinse with distilled
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# How do I clean the mucus chamber after I have finished my simulations?

1\. Turn Avtrach over and remove plastic cover from back.

![](https://help.avkin.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png.png?width=551&height=367&name=image-png.png)

2\. Disconnect electical connection of mucus chamber.

![](https://help.avkin.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-06-27%20134737-png.png?width=643&height=395&name=Screenshot%202024-06-27%20134737-png.png)

3\. Twist out mucus chamber from Avtrach.

![](https://help.avkin.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-1.png?width=633&height=398&name=image-png-1.png)

4\. For daily use, simply rinse with distilled water and scrub out with a bristle brush from tracheostomy care kit.

![](https://help.avkin.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-2.png?width=619&height=358&name=image-png-2.png)

5\. Air dry completely before inserting back into Avtrach.

6\. Once a semester replace finger cot:

![Screenshot 2024-06-27 140931](https://help.avkin.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-06-27%20140931.png?width=467&height=838&name=Screenshot%202024-06-27%20140931.png)

![](https://help.avkin.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-3.png?width=506&height=812&name=image-png-3.png)

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