A5/A3â„¢ Operating Instructions 046-003777-00 9 - 19
Product Specifications Ventilator Specifications
9.11 Ventilator Specifications
General Ventilator Specifications
Ventilation Modes: • Manual ventilation mode with breathing bag
• Spontaneous ventilation in manual mode with APL fully
open
• Volume Control Ventilation (VCV) mode with PLV function
• A3: Pressure Control Ventilation (PCV) mode
• A5: Pressure Control Ventilation (PCV) mode
with/without VG ventilation mode
• Pressure Support (PS) ventilation mode
• Synchronous Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV)
mode with VCV ventilation mode
• A5: Synchronous Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
(SIMV) mode with PCV ventilation mode
Patient Size: Adult, Pediatric, Infant
Fresh Gas Flow Compensation: Volume-compensated ventilation
Inspiratory Flow (Min/Max): The A5/A3 does not allow combinations of ventilation
parameters (e.g., I: E, Vt and Freq.) to be set if the resultant
inspiratory flow is greater than 110 L/m maximum or less
than 2.4 L/min minimum.
Inspiratory Flow Range: 2.4 to 110 L/min
Low Flow Anesthesia: Tidal volume delivery at 1 L/min total fresh gas flow.
Trigger Window: PS and SIMV are adjustable flow triggers.
Inspiratory Trigger Level: 1 to 15 L/min
Plateau (End Insp.): Plateau pressure in VCV and SIMV-VC mode. Adjustable
from Off, 5 to 60 % of inspiratory period.
TABLE 9-24 General Ventilator Specifications
Ventilator Parameter Settings Range
Apnea Ti: 0.2 to 5.0 sec (PS), Step: 0.1 sec
Tidal Volume: 20 to 1500 ml (VCV, SIMV-VC, PCV), Step: 1 ml
Respiration Rate: 4 to 100 bpm (VCV, SIMV-VC, PCV, SIMV-PC*),
Step: 1 bpm
Minimum Rate: 2 to 60 bpm (PS), Step: 1 bpm
I:E 4:1 to 1:8 (VCV, PCV), Step: 0.5
Tinsp: 0.2 to 5 sec (SIMV-PC*, SIMV-VC), Step: 0.1 sec
Pinsp: 5 to 70 cmH
2
O (PCV, SIMV-PC*), Step: 1 cmH
2
O
5 to 1500 ml volume delivery
Tpause: OFF, 5 to 60 % (VCV, SIMV-VC), Step: 1 %
Plimit: 10 to 100 cmH
2
O (VCV, SIMV-VC), Step: 1 cmH
2
O
PEEP: OFF, 3 to 30 cmH
2
O (VCV, SIMV-VC, PCV, SIMV-PC*, PS), Step:
1 cmH
2
O
ΔP: 3 to 50 cmH
2
O (SIMV-VC, SIMV-PC*, PS), Step: 1 cmH
2
O
Trigger: 1 to 15 L/min (SIMV-VC, SIMV-PC*, PS), Step: 1 L/min
TABLE 9-25 Ventilator Parameter Settings Range