User Adjustable Operation
The ConchaTherm Neptune will arrive with the following factory default settings: invasive
mode, patient airway temperature 37.0° C, temperature gradient 0° C, and pause interval 30
minutes.
All of these parameters may be adjusted by the clinician.
To change the displayed settings
, press and hold the accept button . Once desired
settings are entered, press the button to accept changes. The heater will begin
Warm-Up and then normal operation.
While the heater is operating you can view the “set” parameters by pressing and releasing
the accept button . The humidifier will display the set mode, airway temperature, and
the temperature gradient, if applicable, for 5 seconds.
Adjustable Parameters
1.
Invasive or Non-Invasive Mode:
To change the patient airway mode
, press and hold the accept button. The currently
selected patient airway mode icon and the mode selector button will be illuminated.
To adjust the mode
, press the mode selector button.
To accept the new mode
, press the accept button. The unit will return to
warm-up and then normal operation. The selected mode will be retained in
memory and the appropriate mode icon will remain illuminated during warm-up
and normal operation.
Note:
When the mode is changed, the humidifier will remember the last settings used
with that mode and circuit type, or will default to factory settings if used for the first time.
2.
Proximal Patient Airway Temperature.
To access the temperature for adjustment
, press and hold the accept button .
The LED display will show the set Proximal Patient Airway Temperature and the increase
and decrease buttons will be illuminated.
To increase the airway temperature
, press the increase button once for each
degree desired.
To decrease the airway temperature
, press the decrease button once for each
degree desired.
To accept the new temperature
, press the accept button. The unit will return to
Warm-Up and normal operation.
Note:
With each adjustment, allow adequate time for the humidifier to reach the selected
temperature. This will vary and is dependent on flow rate, type and length of tubing,
ventilating volume, respiratory rates and Concha-Column.
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