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Tafonius

Auxiliary Mode Operating Manual

Printed: 28/Feb/11

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DOCA4956

PISTON POSITION INFO ERROR..........................................................................13

Alarms.........................................................................................................................14

* LOW BREATHING SYSTEM PRESSURE *........................................................14

* OXYGEN SUPPLY PRESSURE LOW * ..............................................................14

* BATTERY 1 CRITICALLY LOW * and/or.............................................................14

* BATTERY 2 CRITICALLY LOW *........................................................................14

* ENCODER BOARD HAS FAILED *.....................................................................14

* CHECK POSITION SENSORS * .........................................................................14

* RD VACUUM FAILURE * ....................................................................................14

Technical Specifications:.................................................................................................15

Summary of Contents for Vetronic Tafonius

Page 1: ...Tafonius Auxiliary Mode Operating Manual A USERS GUIDE v09Feb2011...

Page 2: ...Tafonius Auxiliary Mode Operating Manual Printed 28 Feb 11 Page 2 of 15 DOCA4956 Notes...

Page 3: ...ator settings recorded values 10 Control of the Ventilator in Auxiliary Mode 10 Setting Values using the control knobs Change Commit 10 Control setting validation 10 THE CONTROL KNOBS 10 Tidal Volume...

Page 4: ...A4956 PISTON POSITION INFO ERROR 13 Alarms 14 LOW BREATHING SYSTEM PRESSURE 14 OXYGEN SUPPLY PRESSURE LOW 14 BATTERY 1 CRITICALLY LOW and or 14 BATTERY 2 CRITICALLY LOW 14 ENCODER BOARD HAS FAILED 14...

Page 5: ...re will very rarely be needed or used If there is a discrepancy between the two offset values seen on the screen below it usually indicates some problem other that pressure sensor drift Most frequentl...

Page 6: ...the individual battery voltages are measured and its value displayed on the screen e g CHECKING DRIVE VOLTAGE 27 9 14 0 13 9 If the supply voltage 27 9 above is less than 16 0 volts then the shutdown...

Page 7: ...d device If no USB device is detected as is the case when running without a PC monitor the auxiliary controller will change the display to below left and wait for the Tafonius software to boot up and...

Page 8: ...nder is not closed properly The second is that the vacuum surrounding the piston is too low In either of these instances warning messages will appear alerting you to the cause and remedy of the interr...

Page 9: ...he level of inspiratory flow in liters per minute the patient must generate or exceed to trigger and assisted breath In STANDBY mode In STANDBY spontaneous breathing mode this effort level can be set...

Page 10: ...control knob then after 4 seconds the setting will revert to the original value This process prevents accidental or inadvertent changing of ventilation parameters Control setting validation There are...

Page 11: ...essure deviation in excess of 0 5 cmH2O from the ambient pressure is detected the piston is moved so as to negate this pressure change If the patient breathes out then the piston withdraws effectively...

Page 12: ...respectively The tidal volume setting is then increased to 4 0 This increases the upper limit to 6 5L so the piston is allowed to rise to that level by virtue of the continuously flowing fresh gas flo...

Page 13: ...t will return MAX PRESSURE EXCEEDED LIMIT The airway pressure exceeded the setting of the Maximum Working Pressure Limit The Alert will stay on screen until cleared manually LOW SYSTEM RESERVE VOLUME...

Page 14: ...linders has fallen below 40 psi This alarm can only be cleared by connecting a source of oxygen with a pressure greater than 40psi BATTERY 1 CRITICALLY LOW and or BATTERY 2 CRITICALLY LOW Either one o...

Page 15: ...ght 140kg when fully fitted no oxygen cylinders Construction Powder coated stainless steel and aluminum ELECTRICAL Power Input 90 240v AC 50 60Hz Universal input Power consumption 400W max Operational...