16 Quick reference guide | Atlan SW 2.0n
Assembly and preparation
2. Assemble the breathing circuit and connect it to the Y-piece and nozzles on the
breathing system. Observe the following information: "Permissible hose configurations",
page 16.
When attaching or removing the breathing hoses, always hold them by the connection
sleeve and not by the hose itself.
2.1.1.1 Permissible hose configurations
The permissible hose configurations are marked with an "X" in the following table:
35636
Configuration Adult Ped. Neo.
A breathing system filter or an HME filter
between Y-piece and patient; sample line
connected to the filter
XX
One breathing system filter on each of the
inspiratory port and expiratory port; sample
line connected to the Y-piece
XX
– One breathing system filter each on the
inspiratory port and expiratory port; sam-
ple line connected to a connector as
close as possible to the patient
– Extract the sample gas at a connector in
which the gas has laminar flow without
turbulence.
– If no filter can be used at the expiratory
port (e.g., if there is intrinsic PEEP due to
Air trapping), reprocess the breathing
system after every patient.
Perform the reprocessing in accordance
with the reprocessing instructions sup-
plied with the product.
XXX
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
