
Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)
Type: Integrated, electronically
controlled
Range: OFF, 4 to 30 cm H2O
(increments of 1 cm H2O)
Ventilator performance
Pressure range at inlet: 240 kPa to 700 kPa/
35 psig to 100 psig
Peak gas flow: 120 L/min + fresh gas flow
Flow valve range: 1 to 120 L/min
Flow compensation range: 200 mL/min to 15 L/min
Ventilator monitoring
Expiratory minute 0 to 99.9 L/min
volume range:
Expiratory tidal volume 0 to ≥ 1500 mL
range:
O2%: ≤ 5to 110%
Peak pressure: –20 to 120 cm H2O
Mean pressure: –20 to 120 cm H2O
Plateau pressure: 0 to 120 cm H2O
Pressurewaveform 4 to 25 breaths per minute
sweep speed: (0 to 15 seconds)
26 to 75 breaths per minute
(0 to 5 seconds)
75 breaths per minute
(0 to 3 seconds)
Ventilator accuracy
Delivery/monitoring accuracy
Volume delivery: > 210 mL = better than 7%
<210 mL = better than 15 mL
<60 mL = better than 10 mL
Pressuredelivery: ±10% or ±3 cm H2O
PEEP delivery: ±1.5 cm H2O
Volume monitoring: > 210 mL = better than 9%
<210 mL = better than 18 mL
<60 mL = better than 10 mL
Pressure monitoring: ±5% or ±2 cm H2O
Alarm settings
Tidal volume (VTE): Low: OFF, 0 to 1500 mL
High: 20 to 1600 mL, OFF
Minute volume (VE): Low: OFF, 0 to 10 L/min
High: 0 to 30 L/min, OFF
Inspired oxygen (FiO2): Low: 18 to 100%
High: 18 to 100%, OFF
Apnea alarm: Mechanical ventilation ON:
<5mL breath measured in
30 seconds
Mechanical ventilation OFF:
<5mL breath measured in
30 seconds
Low airway pressure: 4 cm H2Oabove PEEP
High pressure: 12 to 100 cm H2O
(increments of 1 cm H2O)
Sustained airway pressure: Mechanical ventilation ON:
Plimit <30 cm H2O,the
sustained limit is 6 cm H2O
Plimit 30 to 60 cm H2O,the
sustained limit is 20% of Plimit
Plimit >60 cm H2O,the
sustained limit is 12 cm H2O
PEEP and mechanical
ventilation ON:
Sustained limit increases by
PEEP minus 2 cm H2O
Mechanical ventilation OFF:
Plimit ≤60 cm H2O,the
sustained limit is 50% of Plimit
Plimit >60 cm H2O, the
sustained limit is 30 cm H2O
Subatmospheric pressure: Paw < -10 cm H2O
Alarm silence
countdown timer: 120 to 0 seconds