Smiths Medical Pneupac babyPAC 100, User Manual

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If the battery failure alarm operates (indicated by a medium priority audible and visual alarm)
whilst ventilating a patient and it is considered necessary to maintain the electronic monitoring then
the above procedure should be followed but care should be taken to minimise the time that
elctronically alarmed ventilation is interrupted. It should be remembered that battery failure does
not affect the operation of the ventilation functions nor the effective operation of the pneumatic
alarms and safety devices, therefore at the user’s discretion, the ventilation can be continued whilst
replacing the battery, providing there are no hazards associated with battery replacement eg. MRI
environment, flammable environment, static sensitive areas etc.
(d) Servicing
If the babyPAC ventilator shows a malfunction during operation or testing or if its performance is
measured to be outside the tolerance stated in the specification (see Section 8(b) & (c)) during its
performance checking, then the unit must be withdrawn from operation and an appropriate service
must be carried out.
Servicing or adjustment of the babyPAC ventilator should only be carried out by competent
personnel who have been trained by the manufactured for such work.