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Puritan Bennet 800 Series Ventilators

800 Series Ventilator System Operator’s Manual Addendum Rev A PAV+ option

Addendum

28 Pages

ADDE NDUM  PAV+ option Introduction The Proportional Assist™ Ventilation Plus (PAV™+) software option for the 840™ ventilator includes a new spontaneous breath type (PA), adds monitoring capabilities, and enhances graphics displays. The PA breath type differs from the pressure support (PS) breath type: •  the PS breath type targets a clinician-set, constant pressure at the patient wye, and overcomes an unpredictable fraction of the patient’s inspiratory work.  •  The PA breath type targets a specific but variable pressure at the wye, and overcomes a clinician-set percentage of the patient’s inspiratory work.  PA acts as an inspiratory amplifier and the degree of amplification is set by the % Support setting. PAV+ software continuously monitors the patient’s instantaneous inspiratory flow and instantaneous lung volume, which are indicators of the patient’s inspiratory effort. These signals, together with ongoing estimates of the patient’s resistance and compliance, allow the software to compute the instantaneous pressure at the wye that assists the patient’s inspiratory muscles to the degree selected by the % Support setting. PAV+ software protects against inadvertent entry of incompatible settings, such as small ideal body weight (IBW) paired with a large airway.  10011698 Rev. A (04/06)  PAV+ Option  1
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