F&P 950 - Alarms; Alarm Signals; Alarm Conditions; Checking Alarm System Functionality

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Alarms

ALARM SIGNALS

The F&P 950 Respiratory Humidiﬁer has visual and audible alarms to warn about

interruptions to treatment� These alarms are generated by an intelligent alarm

system, which processes information from the sensors and target settings of the

unit and compares this information to pre-programmed limits�

Alarm type

Mute/unmute alarm

2 minutes�

Text or animation tutorial

Demonstrates solution–

see “alarm conditions”

table on the next page�

ALARM CONDITIONS

All possible alarm conditions are listed on the following pages, and all are classiﬁed

as medium priority�

As the F&P 950 Respiratory Humidiﬁer does not include patient monitoring, these

alarms are considered technical indicators of humidiﬁer performance� It is possible

to have multiple alarm conditions occur simultaneously; under these conditions the

humidiﬁer uses an internal ranking system to display the highest-ranked alarm�

All alarms have been designed to be detectable within one meter of the humidiﬁer,

with the alarm signal being three beeps repeated every ﬁve seconds�

CHECKING ALARM SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY

To check alarm functionality, remove the heated breathing tube at any time while

the humidiﬁer is powered on but not connected to a patient� This action should

activate the “Disconnection” visual and audible alarms� If either signal is absent, do

not use the humidiﬁer� Contact your servicing department for assistance�

In the event of an unexpected shutdown, the humidiﬁer shall resume the operating

mode and alarm settings (except algorithm-based alarms) prior to the reset if the

interruption is for less than or equal to 30 seconds�