GE iVent 201 Series User Manual

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patient does not initiate an assist breath during the next breath cycle, the
ventilator delivers a ventilator breath at the end of the normal breath cycle.
PARAMETERS SETTING
The following parameters can be set:
 Breath Rate (bpm)
 O2 %
 Tidal Volume
 Peak Flow, Adaptive or set value
 I Time, Adaptive or set value
 Limit Pressure
 Triggering type and sensitivity
SYNCHRONIZED INTERMITTENT MANDATORY VENTILATION MODE
DEFINITION
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV) mode ensures that
spontaneously or partially spontaneously breathing patients receive a set
number of mandatory breaths. All breath types are available in this mode. This
mode is identical to Assist/Control mode except for the following:
 Patient spontaneous breaths are allowed between mandatory breaths.
 Although mandatory breaths are synchronized with the patient’s inspiration,
the breath period is not reset when the patient initiates an assist breath;
therefore, average mandatory bpm does not change.
AVAILABLE BREATH TYPES
 Mandatory ventilator breath
 Mandatory assist breath
 Manual mandatory breath
 Patient spontaneous breath
 Patient pressure support breath
All types of mandatory breaths may be either pressure control or volume control.
DESCRIPTION
During an SIMV breath cycle, mandatory breaths can be initiated and / or occur
during:

GE iVent 201 Series Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	iVent 201 Series
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English