Northern Meditec Crius V6, Operator'S Manual

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Inspiration Hold function is disabled in Spn-CPAP mode and is supported when apnea
ventilation occurs.
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There is at least one expiratory phase between two inspiration holds.
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The system responds to Insp. Hold key pressing operation only in non-standby status.
9.4 Nebulizer
During nebulization, aerosolized medicament is inhaled by the patient for the purpose
of therapy.
Press the [ Nebulizer ] key and set the appropriate [ Nebulizer Time ] in the accessed
menu. Select [ Ok ] to start nebulization. When nebulization starts, nebulization
remaining time is displayed in the system prompt message field.
When the set nebulization time is up or the [ Nebulizer ] key is pressed again, the
ventilator terminates nebulization.
NOTE

Nebulization may cause fluctuation in the patient’s FiO2.
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CO2 cannot be measured in the aerosolized medicament environment. CO2 module
sampling and monitoring are disabled when the nebulizer is started.
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Nebulizer is disabled in Standby status.
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When O2 supply type is low-pressure, pressing the [Nebulizer] key will not activate
nebulizer, rather display the prompt message [Fail to Start with Low Pressure O2 Supply].
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Aerosolized medication may occlude the expiration valve and flow sensor. Please have
them checked and cleaned after nebulization.
9.5 100%O2 (O2 enrichment)
100%O
2
is also called as O
2
enrichment. It means that the oxygen depth is set to 100%
ventilation for a certain period of time.
Press the [100%O
2
] key and the ventilator starts oxygen enrichment. The indicator light for
[100%O
2
] key is background color for the green and the remaining oxygen enrichment
time is displayed in the prompt message field. Oxygen enrichment is active for maximum
two minutes. During oxygen enrichment, the currently set oxygen concentration is
displayed in
the [ O
2
% ] parameter setup quick key field.
When the 2-minute period of oxygen enrichment is up or the [ 100%O
2
] key is pressed
again, the ventilator terminates oxygen enrichment.
NOTE