Vapotherm precision flow User manual

• Attach High or Low Flow Vapor Transfer Cartridge to Disposable Water Path
• Attach patient delivery tube to Disposable Water Path
• Open door and install Disposable Water Path into docking station
• Hang sterile water bag
• Wipe water spike with alcohol pad and insert into sterile water bag
• Allow a minimum of 200ml of water to ll into the Disposable Patient Circuit
• Precision Flow is ready for start up
• Press the Run/Standby button. Unit will enter Standby mode.
• Clamp the water inlet tube and disconnect it by pulling out the spike.
• Open the door, remove the Disposable Patient Circuit (includes delivery
tube & cartridge) by sliding it upwards out of the docking station
• Discard all disposables according to hospital guidelines.
• Disconnect unit from AC power.
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VAPOTHERM, INC.
22 Industrial Drive
Exeter, NH 03833
T: 603-658-0011
USA
3006001 Rev. D
This guide provides you with basic instructions on how to set up and operate the
Precision Flow.™ Before operating the Vapotherm Precision Flow,™ please review the
Operators Instruction Manual which can be found at our website www.vtherm.com
Blocked tube
General fault
Water out
Alarm mute
LED
Alarm mute
button
Setting Control
Knob
Battery low or
charging (not
indicative of charge)
level)
Disposable
Water Path
faulty or absent
Low Flow Vapor
Transfer Cartridge
High Flow
Vapor Transfer
Cartridge
Vapor Transfer
Cartridge fault (Low
ow & High ow)
Gas supply fault
Run/Stop
Status LED
Run/Standby
button
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Technical Support
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• Install oxygen sensor
• Install gas inlet lters on back with lter bowls vertical (glass side down).
• Attach air & O₂ hoses. Plug in power cord.
• Rotate the blue Setting Control Knob to illuminate display
• Press in Setting Control Knob to select the parameter and rotate to adjust
the value
• Press and release (do not hold) the Run/Standby button once to start.
A GREEN light indicates RUN mode (AMBER light indicates STANDBY mode,
No Flow)
• Green light will stop ashing once temperature is reached
• The ashing green LED becomes steady when the set variables are reached.
• Place the cannula on the delivery tube
• After cannula is attached, it is ready to be placed on patient
• To activate the internal backup battery mode, the Run/Standby LED must
be green before disconnecting the power cord.
• The unit will enter into battery mode and will maintain ow and oxygen
percentage for at least 15 minutes.
• The battery icon will ash.
DISPOSABLE PATIENT CIRCUIT
START UP AND ADJUSTING PARAMETERS
CONNECT TO PATIENT
BATTERY BACK-UP MODE
SHUT DOWN MODE
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ALARM ICON INDICATES CAUSE ACTION
Malfunction of sensor or
control system
Internal component
failure
Cannot be corrected by user:
disconnect patient. Shut o unit,
send for service.
O₂ sensor fault Depleted or defective
O₂ sensor
Reset by shutting o unit. Replace
O₂ sensor. Restart unit
High back pressure Obstructed or kinked
cannula/delivery tube,
incorrect cannula for
ow rate or DPC
improperly seated
Clear obstruction, check cannula
type, re-install DPC
No water in disposable
water path. Gas ow
continues without heat-
ing or water circulation.
Sterile water empty,
or obstructed inlet
tube.
Disconnect patient. Replace water
bag or straighten inlet tube.
Restart unit.
Disposable water path
faulty or not detected.
Unit will not run.
Disposable water path
defective, not properly
seated or not installed.
If disposable water path is
present, remove and replace to
reset detector.
The internal battery backup is not fully charged. The unit would not run on battery for
the full rated time in the event of a power failure. No action is necessary.
The unit is running in
BATTERY mode. Gas ow
and blending continues
without heat or water
circulation.
AC power is
disconnected
Reconnect AC power.
GENERAL FAULT ALARMS: Failures in the control or measurement systems for temperature, gas ow, and oxygen
percentage will cause a General Fault alarm indicated by this icon. Unit will continue gas delivery in a fault condition
until placed in Standby. With the exception of O₂sensor replacement, the unit must be repaired by an approved
service facility. General Fault alarms cannot be silenced with the mute button. To reset, rst disconnect the unit from
AC power and then press the Run/Standby Button.
ALARM ICON INDICATES CAUSE ACTION
Cartridge and/or
DPC not
detected. Unit will
not run.
RUN mode: faulty
sensor or cartridge
not detected.
Disconnect patient. Remove disposable
patient circuit. Check cartridge
installation. Check sensor windows
are clean.
Gas bubbles in
water circulation.
Unit continues to
operate.
Excessive gas
diusion through
cartridge bers.
Disconnect
patient. Shut o unit. Replace disposable
patient circuit including
water path, cartridge & delivery tube.
Cartridge
and/or DPC not
detected.
STANDBY mode:
missing cartridge.
Remove disposable patient circuit.
Check cartridge installation.
Indicates type of cartridge installed (low or high ow). Not an alarm.
Gas supply pressure
outside 4-85 psi (28-
586 kPa) range. Unit
will not operate.
Gas supply is discon-
nected or exhausted.
Check gas supply and correct as
necessary.
Selected ow can
not be provided
from current gas
supply.
Inlet gas pressure too
low for selected ow
rate.
Increase gas pressure or decrease
ow setting.
Temperature
out of range.
Overheating or
temperature sensor
malfunction.
Cannot be corrected by user: disconnect
patient. Shut o unit and send for service.
Temperature 2° >
set point
User enters set point
much lower than pre-
vious temperature.
Silence alarm and wait for
temperature to drop.
Temperature 2° <
set point
Very low water tem-
perature after bag
replacement.
Silence alarm and wait for
temperature to rise.
GENERAL FAULT
(FLASHING)
GENERAL FAULT
(FLASHING)
DISPLAYS DASHES ( - - )
BLOCKED TUBE
(FLASHING)
WATER OUT
(FLASHING)
DISPOSABLE WATER
PATH (FLASHING)
BATTERY CHARGING
(FLASHING)
BATTERY (FLASHING)
CARTRIDGE FAULT
CARTRIDGE TYPE
LO HI
GAS SUPPLY
(FLASHING)
GAS SUPPLY
(CONTINUOUS AND FLOW
RATE NUMERIC DISPLAY
FLASHES)
GENERAL FAULT
TEMPERATURE DISPLAY
SHOWS DASHES ( - - )
FLASHING
TEMPERATURE NUMERIC
DISPLAY FLASHES
CARTRIDGE CANNULA TYPE OPERATIONAL FLOW RATES
High Flow Adult, Pediatric/Adult Small, Pediatric Small* 5-40 liters per minute (lpm)
Low Flow Premature, Neonatal, Infant, Intermediate
Infant, Solo, Pediatric Small*
1-8 liters per minute (lpm)
CANNULA FLOW RATES
% O₂
*Pediatric Small cannula is intended to deliver ow rates of 1-20 lpm