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Apollo
Safety Features

10.7 Display Failure

If there is no display on the monitor screen:

• Switch the machine off.

• Set O2 flow to the desired level using the total flow meter.

• Check the vaporizer setting.

• Ventilate patient manually.

• Provide adequate substitute monitoring.

Summary of Contents for Apollo

Page 1: ... Overview of Safety Features Emergency Start Mains Power Failure Gas Supply Failure Ventilator Failure Fresh Gas Delivery Failure Ventilator and Fresh Gas Delivery Failure Display Failure User Interface Failure System Failure ...

Page 2: ... Apollo Safety Features Apollo Safety Features Designed to Support Increased patient safety Maximum machine availability in unlikely events of failures at all times independent of the existing cause ...

Page 3: ...hen the Apollo must be operational immediately The emergency start procedure can be performed up to ten times in succession After ten cancellations the system will not allow another cancellation and a complete self test must be performed NOTE This procedure should only be used in emergency situations ...

Page 5: ...t in uninterruptible power supply battery backup Provided that the battery is fully charged operation will be continued for at least 30 minutes up to 90 minutes depending on the ventilation parameters The message POWER FAIL is displayed in the status field on the screen together with the remaining battery capacity in percent ...

Page 6: ...o permits manual ventilation with 100 O2 in the event of a power failure and depleted battery The fresh gas measurements ventilator and monitoring are inactive In case of complete power failure Close N2O and AIR flow valves Check vaporizer settings Open O2 flow to the desired level using total flow meter Ventilate patient manually ...

Page 8: ...e screen The ventilation soft keys are removed from the screen and a prompt appears advising the user how to proceed Ventilator failure Only manual ventilation available The machine automatically switches to Man Spont mode Ventilate the patient manually If pressure or volume monitoring fails adequate substitute monitoring must be ensured ...

Page 9: ...en GAS MIXER FAIL and the numerical values for the fresh gas flows appear grayed out to indicate that they may be inaccurate The current ventilation mode remains active Close N2O and air flow control valves Check vaporizer setting Set O2 flow to the desired level using the total flow meter NOTE Refer to the total flow meter for approximate total flow ...

Page 10: ...creen GAS VENT FAIL The ventilation soft keys are removed from the screen and a prompt appears advising the user how to proceed Ventilator failure Only manual ventilation possible The machine automatically switches to Monitoring mode Close N2O and air flow valves Check vaporizer setting Set O2 flow to the desired level using the total flow meter Ventilate the patient manually ...

Page 11: ...play Failure If there is no display on the monitor screen Switch the machine off Set O2 flow to the desired level using the total flow meter Check the vaporizer setting Ventilate patient manually Provide adequate substitute monitoring ...

Page 12: ...ty Features 10 8 User Interface Failure If the keypads confirm knob or flow control knobs are not operational Select the monitoring mode Ventilate patient manually Observe the total flow meter for approximate flow ...

Page 13: ...self test 4 Check the vaporizer setting 5 Close all flow controls except O2 and run 100 O2 If the breathing bag does not fill with fresh gas or manual ventilation is not possible check the oxygen supply open cylinder valves if necessary If fresh gas is still not delivered close all flow controls disconnect patient from workstation and use another device turn workstation off ...