AIM User Manual
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Issue A
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Figure 2: Components of the AIM – User Interface
F
EATURES OF THE
V
ITALOGRAPH
AIM
The Vitalograph AIM features include:
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Assists in training patients to use their inhalers properly
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Inspiratory acceleration at the start of inspiration
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Timing of firing of MDI inhaler simulator
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Inspiratory flow rate throughout inspiration
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Inhalation time within target flow range
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Breath hold time at the end of inhalation
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Identifies and qualifies poor inhaler technique
Power button
DPI simulator
button
MDI simulator
button
Spacer
simulator button
Ready to
inhale
Flow
lights
Canister
Activation
(MDI)
Inhalation
time lights
Breath-hold
lights
End of
breath-hold
button
Battery
low light
Inhaler technique
summary display
