Theory Of Operation; General Description - GE Centiva/5 Plus Technical Reference Manual

2 Theory of operation

2.1 General description

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The Centiva/5 Plus CC ventilator is a microprocessor based, electronically
controlled, pneumatically driven ventilator with built-in monitoring capabilities for
• Inspired oxygen concentration
• Airway pressure
• Airway flow
• Exhaled volume.
The ventilator is intended to be used:
• To ventilate patients, adults and children with 5 kg body weight and up
• To ventilate newborn patients with 2 kg body weight and up (optional)
• In intensive care, recovery room, intra clinical patient relocation, general
ventilation
The ventilator compensates for
• System compliance
• Inspiratory and expiratory resistance
• Leakage
The ventilator allows
• Invasive ventilation
• Non-invasive ventilation
• Nebulizer operation
The ventilator is capable of the following ventilation modes
(English name)
• VCV, (a-VCV)
• SIMV-VC
• Bi-Level VG 
• Bi-Level
• CPAP/PSV
TRM, Centiva/5 Plus, M1047448/CM-922026, rev. 3.50.a of 11/05
(Language specific name)
VCV, CMV
SIMV/ASB, VACI/AI
Bi-Level VG  (optinal)
Bi-Level/ASB
CPAP/AI, CPAP/ASB