Chapter 8
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Performance Verification
11. The heated exhalation bacteria filter and power fail alarm test is
complete.
Neonatal Option Testing (Test 12)
These tests verify pressure accuracy at 5 cmH
2
O, low flow, breath rate at 150
BPM, and Volume Accuracy at 10mL.
If the ventilator is not already in Diagnostic Mode, simultaneously press the
ALARM RESET
and
100% O
2
keys on the front panel for approximately 5
seconds while turning ventilator power
ON
. Touch
OK
to enter Diagnostic
Mode.
Test 12a: Extended Self Test (EST) in Neonatal Mode
1. Connect a Neonatal Patient Circuit to the Esprit.
2. Select
User Config
, verify
Compliance
is enabled (white background).
If not, touch
Compliance
to enable.
3. Touch
EST
, then touch
Start EST
.
4. Select Neonatal patient type and then follow the remaining on-screen
instructions.
Test 12b: Pressure Accuracy
1. Remain in Diagnostic Mode.
2. Block the patient wye.
3. Connect the analyzer to the ventilator (see “Pressure Accuracy Test
4. Set the analyzer’s pressure range to measure at least 120 cmH
2
O.
5. Touch
Hardware
, then touch
Safety
on the Hardware screen to
energize (white background) the safety solenoid.
6. Touch
Air
and set the flow to 1 LPM.
7. Touch
Exhalation
and set to 1470 steps, then adjust the steps until
the analyzer pressure reads 5 ± 1 cmH
2
O (4 to 6 cmH
2
O).
8. Verify the
Inhalation Pressure
and
Exhalation Pressure
displays on the
hardware screen read within ± 10% of the analyzer display.
