3 Installation and commissioning
CAUTION:
Ensure that water does not enter the unit during handling of the patient circuit
or the humidifier (if used). If this occurs, immediately stop using the device, and contact the
Technical Department.
CAUTION:
Humidification may increase the resistance of the filters used in the patient cir-
cuit. The filters should be tested frequently to check for an increase in resistance or block-
age.
3.2.6 Nebulization
The ventilator operates with pneumatic nebulization. It supplies a reduction pressure of 1.2 bar.
The nebulization outlet is located at the front of the unit and identified by the following symbol:
To set up a nebulizer:
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5
1.
Install a connector
(5)
upstream from the Y-piece, in the inspiratory limb of the patient circuit
(1)
.
2.
Connect the body of the nebulizer
(3)
to this connector
(5)
.
3.
Connect the nebulizer pipe
(4)
to the nebulizer output of the ventilator.
CAUTION:
The nebulization output (front panel) and the low-pressure inlet (rear panel) are
similar. Beware of not confusing them.
CAUTION:
Nebulization with the ventilator includes certain constraints which must be taken
into consideration:
•
Do not conduct treatment sessions with inflammable agents,
•
Y-piece respiratory filters can prevent medication from being effective: their use is there-
fore not recommended,
•
The precision of the expired volume can be impaired: a protective filter can then be used
at the expiration end.
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