Alarms
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9
Technical Alarms
Alarm Text
Condition
Device Action
User Action
Priority
30 s auditory alarm
Fatal alarm (total
power loss, mains
supply or battery /
internal fatal error).
Move to safety
state, device
shuts down.
Start alterna-
tive ventilation
method.
High
Software malfunction
/ service needed
Irresponsive
software system in
ventilation control,
gas mixer or UI
Delay for UI
malfunction: 6 s.
Move to safety
state, device
shuts down.
Contact
manufacturer.
Start alternative
ventilation e.g.
Ventrain.
High
Leakage respiratory
circuit
Disconnected ven-
tilation line or large
leak proximal from
Tritube.
Ventilation pause,
with pressure
drop to EEP until
ventilation is
resumed by user.
Check all
connections in
respiratory circuit.
High
Pressure mismatch /
Measured pressures
via pressure and
ventilation lumen
differ too much
Ventilation lumen
pressure measure-
ment and pressure
lumen measurement
differ too much.
Difference could not
be solved by
pressure lumen
purge or ventilation
lumen purge.
Ventilation pause
until ventilation
is resumed by
user.
Purge both
lumens manually
using a syringe
with water
(solution).
High
Gas supply
pressures too low /
Both O
2
and air
supply too low
Both gas supply
pressures below
2.7 bar.
Delay: 2 s
Alarm is reset
when condition
ceases.
Check O
2
and air
supply. Consider
to switch to jet
mode at low
driving pressure.
High