Puritan Bennett 560 Ventilator User's Manual - Covidien

Specifications
Table A-9. Monitored Parameter Tolerances (Continued)
Ventilator Parameters Tolerances
Exhalation Tidal Volume (VTE) ± (10 ml + 10%VTE)*VTE
Total Breath Rate (Rtot) ± 1 bpm
I:E Ratio (I:E)
± 50 ms or 10%, whichever is greater
I/T Ratio (I/T)
± 50 ms or 10%, whichever is greater
Inspiratory Time (I Time) ± 100 ms
Exhalation Time (E Time) ± 100 ms
Inspiratory Minute Volume (M VoI) ± (10ml + 10%)
Vt Sigh ± (20ml + 20%)
FIO2 ± (2.5% + 2.5% FIO2 )
Leak ± (3 lpm + 20%)
Apnea Index (AI) ± 1 ev/h
Apnea Time ± 1 s
% Spontaneous (Spont) ± 1 %
a. The Puritan Bennett 560 Ventilator does not have the capability to reduce pressure below the PEEP pressure
during the exhalation phase.
A.6 Range, Resolution, and Accuracy
Table A-10 lists the ranges, resolutions, and accuracies for ventilator settings, alarm settings, and patient data.
Table A-10. Ventilator Range, Resolution, and Accuracy
Ventilator Settings Range, Resolution, and Accuracy
Mode Range: V A/C, P A/C, V SIMV, P SIMV, PSV, CPAP
Resolution: N/A
Accuracy: N/A
Default value: P A/C
Tidal volume (Vt) Range: 50 mL to 2000 mL
Resolution: 10 mL
Accuracy: ± (10 ml + 10%) of setting
Default value: 500 mL
Depends on: Insp time, R-Rate in V SIMV and P SIMV
Depends on: Rate and I:E (I/T) in V A/C
Peak Inspiratory Pressure
Range: 5 mbar to 55 mbar in valve configuration
(PIP)
Range: 6 mbar to 30 mbar in leak configuration
Resolution: 1 mbar
Accuracy: ± (1 mbar + 10%) of P Control + PEEP setting
Default value: 15 mbar
Depends on PEEP when Relative Pressure is set to YES
Pressure control
Range: 5 mbar to 55 mbar in valve configuration
(P Control)
Range: 6 mbar to 30 mbar in leak configuration
Resolution: 1 mbar
Accuracy: ± (1 mbar + 10%) of P Control + PEEP setting
Default value: 15 mbar
Depends on PEEP when Relative Pressure is set to YES
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