Circuit Assembly
Insert chamber onto heater plate and turn on the AquaVENT® Heater Humidifier. Don’t spike the bag until setup is complete and therapy has started.
Connect short limb to AquaVENT® FD140i.
Connect other end of short limb to the left side of chamber.
Connect inspiratory limb to the right side of the chamber. Connect heater cable as shown.
Connect temperature probe cable as shown.
Push temperature probe in and give a quarter twist to secure in place.
Connect end of the temperature probe to the patient end of the circuit. Again, insert and quarter twist to secure in place.
Fit the AquaNASE® cannula to patient (see related GFU for further fitting instructions if needed).
First, start the therapy on the AquaVENT FD140i® (see related GFU). Then, ensuring that gas flow is present, connect the patient end of the circuit to the AquaNASE® cannula.
Set up complete.
AquaVENT® FD140i Mode Setup
Connect device to mains power and press standby push button on membrane to power on.
Option to calibrate paramagnetic oxygen sensor on startup.
Select required therapy mode. Border around selected mode is black. Press OK to proceed to therapy setup.
Use pointer icon to adjust flow setting and /or oxygen concentration to approx. level. Use +/- buttons for incremental adjustment. Mode limits defined with limit icons. Press OK to proceed.
Press the Play button to start therapy. Therapy menu allows: real time monitoring of respiratory activity, access to adjust flow and alarm settings.
Confirm action by pressing green tick.
Therapy has begun and the Start Therapy ‘play’ button has now changed to a Stop Therapy ‘X’.
Press flow settings button to access flow settings.
Adjust Flow & Oxygen settings using the +/- buttons or dragging the hand icons. Press OK to return to the therapy screen.
New settings will be presented on the Flow Settings section of the screen.
Press general settings button to access menu.
Adjust as required. Press return icon to revert to Therapy menu.
Device locks if screen or membrane buttons are not activated for 1 min. Press screen locked icon to unlock the device.
Confirm unlock screen.