Dräger Primus Infinity Empowered - List of General Abbreviations; Units

32 Instructions for use Primus Infinity Empowered SW 4.5n
Overview
List of general abbreviations
Units
Abbreviation Explanation
AC Alternating current
AGS Anesthetic gas receiving system
AGS
AGSS Anesthetic gas scavenging system
ATPD Ambient Temperature and Pres-
sure, Dry
Ambient temperature and ambient
pressure, dry gas
ATPS Ambient Temperature and Pres-
sure, Saturated
Ambient temperature and ambient
pressure, 100 % relative humidity
BTPS Body Temperature and Pressure,
Saturated
37 °C (98.6 °F), ambient pressure,
100 % relative humidity
cmH
2O Centimeter of water
CS Central gas supply / Piped medical
gas supply for O
2, N2O, AIR, and
vacuum
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility
ESD Electrostatic discharge
HF surgery High-frequency surgery
HME Heat + Moisture Exchange
Heat and moisture exchanger
hPa Hectopascal
in Inches
IV Intravenous
kg Kilogram
kPa Kilopascal
lbs Pounds
MAN/AUTO Manual/mechanical ventilation
mbar Millibar
mL Milliliter
mmHg Millimeter of mercury
MPG Medizinproduktegesetz (German
Law on Medical Devices)
NiBP Non-invasive blood pressure
NTPD Normal temperature pressure dry
(20°C (68°F), 1013hPa
(760 mmHg), dry)
O
2 Oxygen
P
EIRP "Equivalent isotropic radiated
power" of the adjacent RF transmit-
ter
ppm Parts per million
PS Pressure Support
psi Pounds per square inch
RF Radio Frequency
RFID Radio Frequency Identification
SORC Sensitive Oxygen Ratio Controller
STPD Standard Temperature and Pres-
sure, Dry
20 °C (68 °F), 1013 hPa, dry gas
T
EXP Expiratory time
TVS Transfer of ventilaton settings
UPS Uninterruptible power supply
VVolt
VAC Vacuum (e.g., for endotracheal suc-
tion)
Vol% Percentage gas rate in relation to
total gas volume
xMAC Multiple of MAC
NOTE
Throughout these instructions for use:
Ventilation pressures: cmH
2O = mbar = hPa.
For readability only the units hPa and cmH
2O are
used.
Supply pressures: bar = kPa x 100.
Abbreviation Explanation