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Making quality of care easy Respiratory Care Solutions VP AP ™ ST NONINV ASIVE VENTILA TOR User Guide A English 368551.indb 1 4/02/2013 3:14:20 PM.
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English 1 English Indications for use The VPAP ST is indica ted to provide noninvas ive ventilation for pa tients weighing more than 13 kg or more than 30 kg in iVAPS mode with respirat ory insufficiency or ob structive sleep ap noea (OSA). The VPAP ST is intended for home a nd hospital u se.
2 Setup Refer to i llustration A. 1. Connect the DC pl ug of the power supply unit to the rear of the de vice. 2. Connect t he power cord to the power supply uni t. 3. Plug the othe r end of the po wer cord into the power outl et. 4. Connect o ne end of the air tubin g firmly onto the air outlet.
English 3 Notes: If your cli nician has enabled Sma rtStart your device wil l start automatically wh en you breathe into the mask and stop autom atically when you remove the mask. If power is i nterrupted during tre atment, the device aut omatically restarts t herapy when power is restor ed.
4 SD card An SD card ha s been supplied to ga ther therapy data from your device and provi de settings updates from your clini cian. When instructe d to do so, disconnect the device from th e power outlet, remove your SD card, i nsert it in the prot ective folder and s end it to your clinicia n.
English 5 Problem/Possible ca use Solution EPAP may b e set to o low. Talk to your cl inician a bout your settings. Device does n ot start when you b reathe into the mask Breath is not deep enough to trigger SmartS tart/Stop. Take a deep breat h in and out through th e mask.
6 Problem/Possible ca use Solution The patient i s using a paediatric mask with a set pressure less than 8 cm H 2 O. Disable SmartS tart/Stop. Pressure ri ses inappropriately Talking, cou ghing or breathing in an unusual manne r. Avoid talkin g with a nasal mask on, a nd breathe as normally a s possible.
English 7 Problem/Possible ca use Solution Displays mes sage: No tube, please check your tube is connected Flow is high because air tu bing is no t connecte d prop erly. Note: The tube di sconnection check may not operate when an antibacterial filter is used.
8 General technical specifications Power supply 90W power supply unit Input range: 100– 240V, 50–60Hz, 115V, 400Hz nomin al for aircraft us e Typical power con sumption: 70W (80VA) Maximum pow.
English 9 VPAP ST technical specification s Mode pressure ranges CPAP mode Set Pressu re: 4–20 cm H 2 O S, ST, T and PAC modes IPAP: 4–25 cm H 2 O; EPAP: 2–25 cm H 2 O iVAPS mode PS: 0–23 .
10 Air tubing technical specifications Air tubing Material Length Inner diameter ClimateL ine heated ai r tubing Flexibl e plastic and el ectrical compone nts 2 m 15 mm ClimateLine MAX heated air tubing Flexibl e plastic and el ectrical compone nts 1.
English 11 Humidifier performance The following sett ings have been tested at 22°C ambient tempe rature: Mask press ure cm H 2 O RH output % Nominal system output AH a , BTPS b Setting 3 Setting 6 Setting 3 Setting 6 3 90 100 10 18 10 95 100 11.5 21 20 95 100 11 18 25 100 100 12 13.
12 Displayed values Value Range Display resolu tion Pressure sen sor at air outlet Mask pressu re 4-20 cm H 2 O (CPAP); 2- 25 cm H 2 O (S, ST, T, PAC, iVAPS) 0.1 cm H 2 O Flow derived values Leak 0 – 200 L/min 1 L/min Tidal volume 0 – 4000 mL 1 mL Respiratory ra te 0 – 50 BPM 1 BPM Minute ventilatio n 0 – 30 L/min 0.
English 13 Pressure accuracy Maximum static pres sure variation at 10 cm H 2 O according to EN ISO 17510-1:20 09 Standard air tubing SlimLine air tubing Without H5i 9.89 cm H 2 O to 9.97 cm H 2 O 9.76 cm H 2 O to 9.87 cm H 2 O With H5i 9.82 cm H 2 O to 9.
14 Direct curr ent; Lock/unloc k; China polluti on control logo 1; China pollution control logo 2; E uropean Authorised Representative; Not drip proof; Keep dry; Environmental informat ion WEEE 2002/96/EC is a European Dire ctive that requires the proper disposal of electrical and electron ic equipmen t.
English 15 Product Warranty period Clip-type finger puls e sensors CPAP and bile vel device dat a modules Oximeters and CPAP and bilevel device oximeter adapters Humidifiers and h .
16 WARNINGS Read the ent ire manual before u sing the device. Use the device only as direc ted by your physician or h ealthcare provider . Use the devi ce only for the int ended use as describ ed in this manual. Ad vice contained in t his manual should not supersede instru ctions given by th e prescribing physici an.
English 17 Do not leave long lengt hs of air tubing around the top of yo ur bed. It could twist around your head or neck while you are sleepi ng. Do not use electr ically conductive o r antistati c air tubings. Do not us e the air tubing if there are any vis ible signs of dam age.
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