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Prma 460 4 User Manual
Warnings and Cautions
8 If the drve gas supply pressure drops below a nomnal
241 kPa (35 ps), the LOW DRIVE AS SUPPLY alarm wll
actvate both audbly and vsually Patent mnute volume
may be reduced due to lowered flow rates
9 An audble alarm ndcates an anomalous condton and
should never go unheeded
Ventlator
eneral
1 The drvng gas supply must be clean and dry to prevent
ventlator malfuncton
2 Ths ventlator s desgned to be drven by oxygen
only The drve gas s set durng manufacture and the
ventlator s calbrated for that gas
The use of any other gas wll cause naccurate operaton
and may damage the ventlator, resultng n potental
nury to the patent
Ventlator Pre-Use hecks
1 Before the ventlator s used clncally for the frst tme a
albraton heck and Output heck must be successfully
completed
albraton and output checks must be carred out by a
Penlon-traned engneer, followng the procedure n the
Servce Manual
2 Before usng the ventlator check that all hose
connectons are correct Verfy that there are no leaks
Patent crcut dsconnects are a hazard to the patent
Extreme care should be taken to prevent such
occurrences
3 The operaton of each alarm functon should be verfed
daly heck the alarms at clncally sutable ntervals
If the audble alarm or the vsual ndcator of any alarm
functon fals to actvate durng any alarm condton or
fals to reset after the alarm has been cleared, refer the
unt to an authorsed servce engneer
4 Make sure that hoses and cables are not obstructed
Always use a cable suppled by the manufacturer
Usng the Ventlator
5 Use wth Neonates
a) Use ONLY Pressure ontrol Ventlaton (Pressure Mode)
for mandatory ventlaton of Neonates
b) Always set a low target pressure frst and then ncrease
to the requred level
c) Use breathng crcuts and flters specfcally desgned
for Paedatrc/Neonatal use
d) Note that expred volumes shown on the Ventlator
dsplay may read hgher than actually delvered Use
volume readngs as a gude only
e) Do not ventlate pre-term babes wth brth weghts
below 24 kg
6 Before each clncal procedure, carry out pre-use
functon checks on the ventlator
7 The characterstcs of the breathng crcut connected
between the anaesthetc machne and the patent can
modfy or change patent ventlaton
To assst n the mantenance of the delvered patent tdal
volume, the ventlator control system software ncludes
a) a complance compensaton algorthm,
b) a fresh gas compensaton algorthm
However, patent ventlaton must be montored
ndependently from the ventlator
It s the responsblty of the user to montor patent
ventlaton
8 If a ventlator error s detected, ‘Ventlator Inoperatve’
wll be dsplayed
The Vent Inop (ventlator noperatve) alarm ndcates that
one of the followng condtons has occurred
a) The drve gas solenod has faled
b) The flow control valve has faled
c) Internal electronc fault
d) Internal electrcal fault
e) Software error
9 The Hgh and Low arway pressure alarms are mportant
for patent care It s mportant that the sensor s properly
located n the expratory lmb of the crcut
10 The patent must be contnuously attended and
montored, even when advanced breathng modes are n
use
Absorber
1 The bellows can only support approxmately 1 kPa
(10cmHO) dfferental postve pressure, above whch
t may be dslodged from the mountng rng, resultng n
dangerous malfuncton of the ventlator
Do not connect a postve end expratory pressure (PEEP)
valve or other restrctve devce to the exhaust port on the
bellows base Ths would ncrease the pressure nsde
the bellows and the bellows could detach from the base,
causng serous malfuncton
2 The sprometer sensors are mounted wthn the
absorber Do not ft a sprometer sensor to any other
locaton
The devce wll not measure exhaled volumes n any
other poston
3 The absorber must only be used when securely mounted
n an uprght poston
a) The nspratory and expratory non-return valves
(NRV) are gravty operated
b) Spllage of absorbent may contamnate the breathng
system
4 The APL valve s out of crcut when the system s n
‘Ventlator’ mode
Before usng the absorber
5 Do not use a patent Y-pece contanng non-return
valves Usage wth the Absorber s hazardous, because
two sets of non-return valves may easly be connected n
opposton, by error