| abstract |
A ventilator (10) for use by a clinician in assisting a patient exhibiting pulmonary distress. A controller module (20) with a touch screen display (26) is connected to a positive or negative pressure gas source (40) in communication with a patient intubated or negatively configured through a valved (46) supply and exhaust ports (42, 44). ). Sensors (54) located at various peripheral, central, and / or supply / exhaust ports may be included to measure pressure, volume flow, gas concentration, transducers, and chest wall breathing work. New modules and routines (30) are integrated into the controller module, fits almost all techniques and is very accurate to maximize ventilation and replenishment while minimizing injury, atelectasis and long-term ventilator days Enables a hybrid self-tuning ventilation protocol and model that establishes tight controls that are configured to quickly adapt to even small patient responses. |