
Quick Reference Guide Primus
Infinity Empowered
SW 4.5n
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Principles of Operation
Volume Mode AutoFlow –
Volume AF (optional)
Volume AF
is a pressure controlled ventilation mode
with a guaranteed tidal volume
V
T
and frequency
freq.
as well as optional synchronization activation and vari-
able pressure support for spontaneous breathing efforts
(optional).
Volume AF
combines the advantages of pressure con-
trolled and volume controlled ventilation mode. The set
tidal volume
V
T
is delivered in a pressure controlled
ventilation mode. The inspiratory pressure automatical-
ly adapts to the set tidal volume, limited by a maximum
pressure
P
MAX
. When starting the ventilation with
Vol-
ume AF
, the first mandatory breath is volume controlled
in order to identify the necessary pressure level, if not
known from a previous ventilation mode.
Primus
Infinity Empowered
automatically adapts the in-
spiratory pressure to the changing lung condition in
steps of max. ±3 mbar per breathing cycle.
The delivery of tidal volume for one breathing cycle is
limited to 130 % of the set tidal volume. If the volume
limitation is active, the ventilation pressure for the fol-
lowing breath will be reduced to 75 % of the target pres-
sure, but limited to a maximum of 15 mbar above
PEEP
.
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Pressure
P
INSP
Flow
T
SLOPE
T
EXP
1/
Freq.
T
INSP
Time [s]
Time [s]
Sync.
off
P
MAX