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Preparing the Vivo 40 for Use
Vivo 40 clinician’s manual
Doc. 003886 En-Us A-1e
The leakage from the mask or leakage/exhalation port should be at least
12 liter/min at 4 cmH
2
O, to prevent re-breathing of exhaled air. The recom-
mended mask leakage is 20 to 40 liter/min at 10 cmH
2
O pressure.
This leakage may be achieved by:
• integrated leakage in the mask
• an adjoining leakage port
