(e.g. nCPAP generators and humidifiers) is described in the relevant instructions for use. Users must also comply with those instructions for use. General liability conditions The general terms of trade of Medin Medical Innovations GmbH (hereinafter referred to as Medin) are binding. ®...
IEC 60601- 1:2005 chapter 16 and the requirements with regard to EMC according to IEC 60601-1-2 must be ® met, otherwise the device function, electrical safety and EMC of the medinCNO are not guaranteed.
CPAP driver that can be used in combination with the Medijet nCPAP ® generator to administer CPAP therapy. The role of the medinCNO in this CPAP system is to provide the necessary, possibly oxygen-enriched drive flow, which is fed to the nCPAP generator ®...
, it should be ensured that this plug is always freely accessible and ® can be disconnected from the mains without difficulty. The medinCNO does not contain any switch which disconnects it from the mains. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 ...
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Only the patient tubes, the Medijet and the masks and prongs used are used in the direct vicinity of the patient. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
Figure 3-2: Battery charge status displayed in the top left-hand area of the screen ® The charge status of the internal battery is displayed in the top left-hand area of the medinCNO screen (Figure 3-2). medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 ...
(up to 5 hours). In addition, the battery will be damaged by ® this exhaustion and will need to be replaced sooner. Since the battery of the medinCNO also ®...
Attention: Only devices and systems which are approved for medical use and which meet the relevant ® electrical safety and EMC standards may be connected to the medinCNO data interface and alarm interface. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 ...
(that is, correction of the alarm condition and acknowledgement of the alarm by the user). ® The cable supplied by Medin must be used to connect the medinCNO to an external alarm system in order to achieve EMC according to DIN EN 60601-1-2:2007 (REF 39-114) and the connection must be set up initially by an appropriately trained technician.
742-711-32 from the manufacturer Würth Elektronik with double winding and a computer system that meets the medically relevant requirements in terms of ® electrical safety and EMC, otherwise the functionality and EMC of the medinCNO cannot be guaranteed.
0x0002: CPAP pressure high (adjustable) 0x0004: CPAP pressure low (adjustable) 0x0008: Oxygen concentration high medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015 16 of 64...
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The structure of the trend data is shown below as an example: ###;2014-04-07;14:20:14;medin-cno1004;V1.3;alarm record; start;2014-04-04;10:59; alarm;04;11:07;0000;0008;0000;for 14:48 alarm;04;13:50;0000;0004;0000;for 00:30 alarm;04;14:14;0002;0002;0000;for 00:36 ###;2014-04-07;14:20:15;medin-cno1004;V1.3;trend record; CPAP;Flow;FiO2;Finsp;Mode;RR;BU;Rinsp;min;max;Pinsp;Fr eq;AmpS;AmpP;Tinsp;Tapn; medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015 17 of 64...
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Every 20 seconds, a line is saved. If a value is not available in the current mode, it is replaced with blank spaces. The structure is as follows: medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
The device is to be kept dry during operation. Ambient pressure: 700hPa to 1100hPa ≤ 2000 m above sea level Altitude: medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015 19 of 64...
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® lithium batteries which may only be transported under special conditions. If the medinCNO contains defective batteries, these may not be transported and must be removed in advance and disposed of in accordance with local regulations.
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- not in locations exposed to significant environmental stress - not outdoors Vibrations: not in locations exposed to constant vibration medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
A bonnet of the correct size A system for monitoring the patient’s oxygen saturation and checking the efficacy of ® CPAP therapy (this is an essential condition for the use of the medinCNO Tip: ® The medinCNO should always be used in combination with an active respiratory gas humidifier in order to avoid the patient’s airways drying out and cooling.
Gas feed connection: The oxygen inlet “O -IN” (Figure 4-1 -a) and air inlet “Air-IN” (Figure 4-1 -b) of the medinCNO ® must be connected to an external air and oxygen source using gas feed tubes before the device is switched on.
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® medinCNO User Manual ® The charge status of the internal battery is displayed in the top left-hand area of the medinCNO screen. Attention: ® When the medinCNO is running on battery power, an alarm is sounded when the internal battery is low.
® is started and its system test is automatically triggered by pressing the “On/Off” The medinCNO button (Figure 5-1 – a). This test examines the functions of the medinCNO ® , checks the oxygen calibration and determines the properties of the tube system to which it is connected.
5 to 20 Hz instead of constant CPAP pressure. ® The fifth mode, Standby, can be used for the time between preparation of the medinCNO and its actual use as well as for pauses in the CPAP therapy for a patient.
However, if a new alarm becomes active during this time, this will also be emitted acoustically. Other Settings: (Figure 5-1 –f) to select and alter mode-specific and other settings medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
(RR) or push frequencies (R - corresponds to the insp ® number of inspiration pushes per minute automatically emitted by the medinCNO ) are ® shown above in the coloured bar of the medinCNO (Figure 5-2 position e).
CPAP pressure produced as shown in graph h in Figure 5-2. The operator can terminate activation, and thereby the ability to change the flow value, by ® pressing the dial. If the dial is not pressed to conclude the flow change, the medinCNO still accepts the flow volume change.
(see chapter 5.5). Push ® In addition to the basic CPAP mode, the medinCNO can increase the CPAP pressure if necessary for a short time. These short periods are called ‘pushes’ and can be used to stimulate the patient.
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CPAP pressure high alarm, it is possible that the text ® Press alarm reset to start flow may also be displayed. In this case, the medinCNO stops the flow until the user restarts it by pressing the Alarm Reset button.
The push alarm cannot be deactivated during the active backup function. There are only the following setting options available: optical, optical & acoustic and only apnoea. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
In the trend, backup pushes administered are indicated with a blue line. CPAP mode ® CPAP mode provides a pure basic CPAP therapy. In this mode the medinCNO produces a ® constant flow all the time which is converted into a constant CPAP pressure in the Medijet The setting, action and information options are: Flow (chapter 5.3)
® respiration and apnoea. They are not displayed by the medinCNO . Instead, the sensitivity is displayed on the left-hand edge of the CPAP curve as a pair of arrows (blue).
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Figure 5-2 as described in chapter 5.4. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
Display: When operating in APNOEA CPAP mode, the current respiration rate (RR - breaths >1 mbar per ® minute) and number of pushes automatically generated by the medinCNO per minute (R ) are insp shown in the orange bar on the top of the screen in addition to the information referred to in chapter 5.2.
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The expiration pause time determines the maximum push frequency (Tr. rate max), as the longer ® the time selected, the fewer pushes can be triggered automatically by the medinCNO . In addition, the minimum adjustable expiration pause is dependent on the duration of the inspiration time.
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If each breath is to be supported, the tr. rate max must be larger than the patient's respiration rate. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
In oscillation mode, an oscillating fluctuation is available in addition to the basic CPAP. This is ® modulated on the basis of the background basic CPAP. In this case the medinCNO produces a flow which is periodically blocked and thus reduced in accordance with the oscillation frequency ®...
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User Manual ® time checking the results on the basis of the pressure course curve displayed in the medinCNO and the effect on the patient. Since oscillation therapy affects the CO concentration in the patient's blood, it is recommended that this be regularly checked during oscillation.
The selected mode appears on a blue background. The mode selected must then ® be confirmed by pressing the Confirm button. Only then does the medinCNO switch to this mode. The user can check whether mode switch has taken place correctly by checking the mode display in the top left-hand area of the screen after making the switch.
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® Push alarm: The push alarm setting can be used to determine how the medinCNO informs the user in the event of a triggered push. The following settings are available: information via an acoustic signal and an optical signal, information via an optical signal alone or no information.
Warning: ® The standby mode can only be used when no patient is attached to the medinCNO medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
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In the case of a brief period in standby mode (manipulation such as bonnets and/or ® mask/prong changes, suctioning, etc.) and activated humidifier, the medinCNO should be restarted before the patient is connected to the device. This will avoid the emission of hot shots to the patient.
® There are two ways of switching off the medinCNO Software switch-off ® Holding the ON/OFF button down for at least three seconds switches off the medinCNO . The ® medinCNO stops supplying air and oxygen and switches off the electronic components. If the ®...
User Manual Accessories Ancillary equipment ® Various pieces of ancillary equipment or spares are available for use with the medinCNO Gas feed tubes Medin offers gas feed tubes suitable for various standards. ® Water trap A water trap for the medinCNO air feed can be ordered ®...
11 months ago and must be repeated no later than the date indicated. Contact a service YY.MM.DD technician. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
(>6.0 bar) - the medinCNO is only high providing air. This alarm starts the emergency programme. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015 48 of 64...
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The temperature in the medinCNO is too high. Check the environmental conditions middle and contact a service technician. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015 49 of 64...
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> 1 mbar for at least 30 sec has already been measured. (3) Maximum time delay, including maximum required time to completely re-calculate the average value. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
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The alarm oxygen concentration high/low is triggered when the measured oxygen concentration is ® outside of the set limits. These thresholds are always automatically set by the medinCNO alarm thresholds mode at the level of the set interval (can be set under alarm automatic FiO settings;...
Instead of oscillation, leak-assist or pushes, the medinCNO limits its operation to ® normal basic CPAP. That is, the oscillation is stopped and the medinCNO does not emit any more manual pushes, apnoea pushes, backup pushes and SNIPPV pushes. Likewise, the leak assist function pauses. After the emergency programme has ended,...
This LED is activated if the operator can change or confirm settings by turning or pressing the dial. If this LED is deactivated, the dial does not have any function at the present moment. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
Warning: In order to avoid fires, oxygen must not come into contact with oil or grease. It is therefore ® essential to ensure that all parts of the medinCNO and the CPAP system which come into contact ® with oxygen (e.g. gas feed tubes, O...
The power supply unit may only be repaired by authorized specialists. Warning: ® To avoid an electrical shock, the housing of the power supply unit of the medinCNO should not be opened. Modification of the power supply unit is not permitted (termination of the warranty).
Figure 6: external filter Please note: Only a type PPI 30 filter should be used. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
® medinCNO User Manual Electromagnetic Compatibility ® The information in this section is provided in order to enable the operator of the medinCNO ® decide whether the medinCNO is suitable for its electromagnetic environment. Attention: ® The medinCNO is a medical electrical device. Consequently, in order to guarantee the ®...
Note: is the a.c. supply voltage prior to application of the test level medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
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The ISM bands between 150 kHz and 80 MHz are 6.765 MHz to 6.795 MHz; 13.553 MHz to 13.567 MHz; 26.957 MHz to 27.283 MHz and 40.66 MHz to 40.70 MHz. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
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Over the frequency range 150 kHz - 80 MHz, the field strength should be less than 1 V/m. medin Medical Innovations GmbH Adam-Geisler-Str. 1 D-82140 Olching +498142-448460 www.medingmbh.com info@medingmbh.com OP_cno Rev 07 - Correct as of: 09.09.2015...
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RF ® disturbances are controlled. The customer or the user of the medinCNO , or the organisation responsible, can help to prevent electromagnetic interference by maintaining a minimum distance ®...
® medinCNO User Manual Symbols ® The symbols with the meanings indicated below are used as labels on the medinCNO or in these instructions for use: Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning APNOEA CPAP mode CPAP mode symbol symbol SNIPPV mode symbol...
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