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Safety Information
Vivo 40 clinician’s manual
Doc. 003886 En-Us A-1e
2.10 Usage of Oxygen
• The presence of oxygen can speed up combustion of inflammable materi-
als.
• If oxygen has been prescribed, connect the oxygen supply tube to the
appropriate oxygen port of the nasal mask or breathing system connector.
• At a fixed flow rate of supplemental oxygen flow, the inhaled oxygen con-
centration will vary, depending on the pressure delivered, patient’s breath-
ing pattern, mask selection, and leak rate.
• When oxygen is used with the Vivo 40, the oxygen flow must be turned off
when the Vivo 40 is not operating.
• Ventilate the room adequately.
• Do not smoke in a room where oxygen is being used.
• Naked light bulbs and other sources of ignition must be kept a minimum of
6 feet (2 meters) away from the oxygen cylinder or any part of the patient
circuit.
• Do not use aerosols or solvents close to the oxygen supply, even when the
oxygen supply is shut off.
• When the Vivo 40 is not in operation, and the oxygen flow is left on, oxy-
gen delivered into the patient tubing may accumulate within the machine
enclosure. Oxygen accumulated in the machine enclosure will create a risk
of fire.
• Supplemental oxygen may trigger the low leakage alarm prematurely.
• Supplemental oxygen flow may not exceed 15 liter/min.
• Supplemental oxygen affects the accuracy of the volume and flow measure-
ments. It is not recommended to use supplemental oxygen when target vol-
ume is active.
