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Alarms
Vivo 40 clinician’s manual
Doc. 003886 En-Us A-1e
Low Volume Alarm
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Definition
A low volume alarm will be given when the
Vivo 40’s volume fails to reach the low volume
alarm limit for 15 seconds (45 seconds after start-
up and after cancelling a high leakage alarm).
Possible cause
• Restrictions in airways.
• Obstructed or occluded patient circuit.
Setting
Parameter: Low volume
Min:
Max:
Resolution:
0.03 l
2.0 l
0.05 l
Ventilator action
The Vivo 40 will continue to give breaths with the
same settings.
Indication
The alarm is given audibly with a tone and visibly
by the red alarm LED and a display message.