Arrangement in connection with a ventilator
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1. Ventilator apparatus for ventilating patients having differing pulmonary characteristics, said apparatus comprising:
- a patient circuit for providing a ventilating gas flow connection to a patient;
a selected one of a plurality of interchangeable, different bellows units coupled to said patient circuit, each of said bellows units having different ventilating gas controlling properties, the bellows unit coupled to said patient circuit being selected in accordance with the pulmonary characteristics of the patient undergoing ventilation;
control means for controlling the operation of said patient circuit and said selected one of said different bellows units; and
identification means coupled to said control means for detecting which one of said plurality of different bellows units is coupled to said patient circuit and for providing an indication in accordance therewith.
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An arrangement in connection with a ventilator that comprises a control unit, a bellows unit and a patient circuit, whereby the bellows unit is arranged to separate the control unit from the patient circuit and the control unit is arranged to implement control parameters characterizing lung ventilation. In order to eliminate human error, the arrangement is provided with an identification device that is arranged to identify the bellows unit to be used and to give notification on said bellows unit.
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1. Ventilator apparatus for ventilating patients having differing pulmonary characteristics, said apparatus comprising:
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a patient circuit for providing a ventilating gas flow connection to a patient; a selected one of a plurality of interchangeable, different bellows units coupled to said patient circuit, each of said bellows units having different ventilating gas controlling properties, the bellows unit coupled to said patient circuit being selected in accordance with the pulmonary characteristics of the patient undergoing ventilation; control means for controlling the operation of said patient circuit and said selected one of said different bellows units; and identification means coupled to said control means for detecting which one of said plurality of different bellows units is coupled to said patient circuit and for providing an indication in accordance therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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