6
u
v
Comfort Tips
•
The headgear should fit loose and comfortable. If the patient’s skin bulges around the mask or if
you see red marks on the patient’s face, loosen the headgear.
•
Adjust the headgear lower side straps to manage leaks.
•
Set forehead adjustment to manage comfort and mask leak.
Leak Symbol and Port Settings
Some ventilators use a leak value and symbol in the mask selection control. The leak value and
symbol represents the intentional leak of the mask. On ventilators equipped with a mask selection
control, enter
.
Disassembly
Removing the Capstrap Headgear
1. Turn the headgear clips away from the headgear clip posts.
2. Pull the CapStrap headgear ball socket away from the forehead adjuster ball
w
.
Removing the Four Point Headgear
1. Turn the headgear clips away from the headgear clip posts.
2. Pull the Four Point headgear forehead pad ball socket away from the forehead adjuster ball.
Removing the Mask Cushion
1. Grasp the sides of the mask cushion, and pull it off the mask frame
x
.
Note:
Do not pull the under the nose mask cushion by the cushion nostril opening.
Removing the Mask Elbow
1. Grasp and squeeze the elbow tabs and pull the elbow away from the mask frame
y
.
23
24
25
