Heyer Modular+ - Alarm Tests

Preventive Maintenance
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4 Verify APL Valve accuracy.
a Attach a breathing circuit the patient module.
b Connect the y-piece to the hose end where the reservoir bag normally is connected.
c Set a fresh gas flow of 5 l/min.
d Set the APL valve to each pressure graduation (10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 Pa x 100 (mbar;
cmH
2
O))
e Compare the valves on the pressure gauge with the valve settings. Deviations from pressure
indication and setting must not exceed ±20% of the set value or 10 Pa x 100 (10 mbar; 10
cmH
2
O), whichever is greater.
4.3.4.2 Alarm Tests
1 Turn on the Modular
+
and ensure adequate driving gas is present.
2 Perform the Compliance test.
3 Verify the V
TE
min (low alarm), Peak pressure (high and low alarms), M.Vol (low alarm) and O
2
(high and low alarms).
a Ventilate a test lung in the CMV mode.
b Set each parameter’s alarm limit one at a time, to violate it’s high and low alarm setting.
c Verify that alarm indications function.
Fig. 20 Alarm screen