Obstetricians and midwives are increasingly aware of the risk of infection implicit in the use of oral mucus extractors. A midwife may be infected from contaminated mucus or meconium whilst the baby and mother may be infected if the midwife is a carrier of a pathogen cg. B haemolytic streptococcus, MRSA, infective hepatitis or rarely HIV.

Fasflo's- unique design with unidirectional flow reduces the risk of cross-infection from infant to midwife and from midwife to infant or mother without acrolisation of the aspirate. A single squeeze of the bellows generates the recommended negative pressure of between -50 and -100 mmhg*.

Fasflo's single handed, manual operation allows for easy catheter manipulation and provides a simple and efficient method of mucus extraction.