Introduction - Dräger PulmoVista 500 Manual

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Introduction

Welcome to the world of Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT).
PulmoVista 500 is the first clinical EIT device which up to date has been used
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in several thousand patients. EIT is a non-invasive imaging technique that gives
you a special view inside the lungs. In a cross-sectional projection, the distribution
of the tidal volume in the thorax is shown. This illustration shows ventilated and
non-ventilated areas of the lungs as well as their changes as a function of time.
The device can be used in various situations in everyday clinical practice. You
have the ability to examine at the bedside the status of your patients' lung, track
and assess therapeutic measures in real time.
This manual is intended to assist you in the use of this device and to provide
tips and special features in order to implement the presented information in a
practical way.
PulmoVista 500
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Cockpit
Trunk cable port
EIT-Module
Test connector