Covidien Newport HT70, Operator'S Manual

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Attaching a Patient Circuit
Operator's Manual 3-11
3.6.2
With an HME (Artificial Nose)
Figure 3-10. Patient Circuit Components (HME)
Reference Figure 3-10. , Figure 3-11. , and Figure 3-12. during the following set-up procedure.
1.
Attach a bacteria filter to the gas output connector on the ventilator.
2.
Locate the 22 mm ID end of the breathing circuit. Attach this end to the bacteria filter.
3.
Attach the HME to the patient wye connector.
4.
Attach a pressure tee if the on-airway flow sensor is not used.
5.
Attach a flex tube, if used, to the patient side of the pressure tee or on-airway flow sensor adapter.
6.
Attach the prox inline filter with tubing to the prox line connector.
7.
Attach one end of the prox tubing to the prox inline filter.
8.
Attach the other end of the prox tubing to the port located on the wye connector (on-airway flow
sensor in use) or to the pressure tee adapter on the patient side of the HME.
1 Gas output connector 6 Pressure tee adapter (patient side)
2 Bacteria filter 7 Prox line tubing
3 Breathing circuit 8 Prox inline filter
4 HME 9 Prox line connector
5 Flex tube (optional)