ResMed VS III User manual

Making quality of care easy
Respiratory Care solutions
VS III™
User Manual
English

Making quality of care easy
Respiratory Care solutions

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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Definitions 1
1.2 User/Owner responsibility 1
1.3 Medical information 2
2 Description of the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Components 3
2.2 Your device 4
2.3 Respiratory circuit 7
3 Connection procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1 Connecting to a power supply 8
3.2 Connecting the respiratory circuit 9
3.3 Connecting the mask 11
3.4 Example of a fully-assembled system 11
4 How to use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.1 Starting ventilation 12
4.2 Switching programs (during ventilation) 13
4.3 Viewing data (during ventilation) 14
4.4 Setting the date and time (while ventilation is stopped) 15
4.5 Turning off the device 16
5 Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7 Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.1 Dimensions 21
7.2 Weight (without external power supply) 21
7.3 Power supply 21
7.4 Transport 22
8 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
9 Symbols displayed on the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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1
Introduction
1 Introduction
Please read this manual carefully before using the device.
This manual is provided with the VS III™ device you have received. It
does not in any way replace the clinical manual supplied to your
physician or HME provider.
The VS III is designed to provide ventilation to all patients, whether or not
they are ventilator-dependent. It can deliver invasive ventilation (via a
tracheostomy tube, for example) or non-invasive ventilation (via a mask
or mouthpiece, for example); however, the illustrations and text describe
mask setups only.
1.1 Definitions
This manual contains special terms and icons that appear in the margins
to draw your attention to specific and important information.
CAUTION
Explains special measures for the safe and effective use of the
device.
WARNING
Alerts you to possible injury.
Note: Is an informative or helpful note.
: Signals an action for you to perform.
1.2 User/Owner responsibility
The owner or user of this device shall have sole responsibility and liability
for any injury to persons or damage to property resulting from:
•The device being set up, operated or cleaned in a manner which does
not comply with the instructions provided
•The device being set up, maintained or altered by unauthorised
persons and/or in a manner which does not comply with the
instructions.