Getinge Flow-c User Manual

mars 25, 2020
Stockholm, Sweden
To whom it may concern
Maquet Critical Care AB
Röntgenvägen 2
S-17154 Solna
Sweden
www.getinge.com
CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER
COVID-19 Pandemic
Ventilating ICU patients using Flow-i, Flow-c and Flow-e
anesthesia machines
Dear all,
In view of the situation with the coronavirus, Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and the possibility to
repurpose Flow-i, Flow-c and Flow-e anesthesia machines for use in the ICU as a ventilator only,
Getinge would like to draw your attention to important information in the following three sections:
1. General information and warnings
2. Preparations for use
3. Key system differences (between Flow anesthesia machines and ICU-ventilators)
 Rebreathing
 Manual and automatic ventilation (MAN/AUTO) and APL
 O
2
flush
 Sampling line and watertrap
 AGSS (Anesthesia Gas Scavenging System)
 Emergency ventilation
 Alarms and monitoring
 System checkout
MCV00103387 REVA
MX-7711-02

Getinge Flow-c Specifications

General

Brand	Getinge
Model	Flow-c
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English