Sentec IPV-1C - Delivering IPV Therapy; Therapy Workflow Steps; Patient Settings Guidance

Delivering Therapy
Workow
Patient Seings
Ensure MASTER
SWITCH is OFF.
Then, connect the
IPV® to a 50 psi gas
source. Then, turn
the switch ON and
listen for ow.
Ensure the patient
is in an upright,
comfortable
position, or is lying
with head and
shoulders elevated
by pillows.
Gradually
increase the
OPERATIONAL
PRESSURE by
turning the knob to
the right to obtain
adequate chest
wiggle and aeration
of pulses throughout
lung elds.
Connect the
Phasitron to
the patient
using mouthpiece,
mask, or direct
to patient airway.
As patient becomes
acclimated to the
therapy, rotate
PERCUSSION
knob to the right.
Rotate between
fast and slow
frequencies every
few minutes, or as
indicated by the
patient’s response
to therapy or lung
condition.
Before
administering
IPV® therapy,
ensure knobs
are in their
recommended
starting positions.
CONTROL ADJUSTMENTS
OPERATIONAL
PRESSURE
Adjust by rotating the knob to the right until visible chest wiggle
is obtained and pulses can be auscultated throughout lung elds.
PERCUSSION
Fast/easy: secretion mobilization and quickly improving gas exchange.
Slow/hard: mobilizing thicker secretions as well as recruiting the lung.
NOTE: It is recommended to perform
a pre-use check of device operation
before aaching the Phasitron
to the patient interface, as
described in the IPV®- 1C
Manual
NOTE: It is recommended to perform
therapy for 15 to 20 minutes every 6 or
8 hours, or per provider orders.
Patient should be monitored
throughout therapy.