Cimpax Smoke Evacuation System
Surgical smoke is an occupational hazard, exposing teams to toxic and carcinogenic chemicals as well as viral and biological matter. Protect surgical teams by extracting smoke as it is generated with Cimpax on-tip extraction.

Since the early 1980’s surgical smoke has been known to be as mutagenic as cigarette smoke and research since then has shown that it can contain over 40 different hazardous chemicals (many of which such as benzene and toluene are subject to specific exposure limits under COSHH regulations). It has also been shown to contain viable viral and biological matter with 2 gynaecologists having been awarded workplace compensation as a result of cancers found to be caused by HPV in surgical smoke. Add to this the respiratory issues that can impact theatre staff on a day to day basis and it is clear that organisations have a duty of care to protect their theatre teams from the impact of surgical smoke.
In short, you wouldn’t operate without PPE, or expect to smoke a cigarette inside your workplace and surgical smoke should be viewed in the same light. The HSE recommend that COSHH risk assessments are carried out on surgical smoke and that local exhaust ventilation or ‘on-tip’ extraction are used to minimise risk to personnel.
To download our free infographic on the hazards of surgical smoke click here
Video to show the difference that smoke evacuation makes to theatre air quality.
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During endoscopic procedures using a laser for palliation of symptoms caused by advanced upper and lower GI cancers (obstruction, pain, bleeding), the thermal destruction of neoplastic tissue creates smoke plumes, which contain toxic gases and vapors, cellular material (blood), and viruses. These plumes can cause ocular and respiratory irritation to the operator, the patient and the whole endoscopy team assisting with the procedure.
Plumes generated by endoscopic laser procedures can be controlled with a combination of general room and local ventilation. General room ventilation alone is not sufficient to capture all contaminants generated at the source.
Portable smoke evacuators with a suction unit and a High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter, can be connected to the endoscopes and reduce significantly the emission of airborne contaminants.
For years we have struggled with confining laser smoke plumes during these procedures, especially when prolonged and complex, requiring additional time and repeated sessions. We are now using the CIMPAX 750 C-PURE system, and we are really pleased with the efficiency and results obtained in controlling the generated smoke from our endoscopic laser procedures.
In addition, the unit has a small footprint, is silent and easy to use and intuitive.
-Dr Sergio Coda MD PhD
Consultant Specialist Endoscopist & Director of Bowel Cancer Screening
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
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