Respironics BiPAP Focus - Performance Verification (Procedure)

Chapter 7
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Performance Verification
Performance
Verification
This procedure provides guidelines to verify the performance of the BiPAP
Focus.
Procedure
1. Record the Serial Number of the unit located on the bottom enclosure.
2. Plug the BiPAP Focus power source in and record the line voltage used
for testing and the blower hours on the test data sheet.
3. Place the BiPAP test orifice (RI p/n 332353) on the outlet of the unit.
Connect a Digital Manometer to the test orifice.
a. Enter the Normal mode of the BiPAP Focus.
b. Set the BiPAP Focus to the CPAP mode and the pressure to 4
cmH
2
O. Verify the pressure reading and record it on the test data
sheet.
c. Set the BiPAP Focus to 20 cmH
2
O. Verify the pressure reading
and record it on the test data sheet.
d. Set the BiPAP Focus to the S/T mode and set the IPAP pressure to
10 cmH
2
O, EPAP pressure to 5 cmH
2
O, BPM to 10 and the Ti
I-time to 2.0.
e. Verify that the BiPAP Focus is switching between IPAP and EPAP
mode and record the results on the test data sheet.
f. While still in the Normal mode, activate the ramp time setting.
g. Enable ramp time to 5 minutes.
h. Observe the display and the manometer reading verify the
pressure increases to the target pressure in 5 minutes. Record
results on test data sheet.