Getinge Flow-e Quick Start Manual

mars 25, 2020
Stockholm, Sweden
To whom it may concern
CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTER
COVID-19 Pandemic
Ventilating ICU patients using Flow-i, Flow-c and Flow-e
anesthesia machines
Dear all,
In view of the situation with the coronavirus, Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and the possibility to
repurpose Flow-i, Flow-c and Flow-e anesthesia machines for use in the ICU as a ventilator only,
Getinge would like to draw your attention to important information in the following three sections:
1. General information and warnings
2. Preparations for use
3. Key system differences (between Flow anesthesia machines and ICU-ventilators)
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Rebreathing
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Manual and automatic ventilation (MAN/AUTO) and APL
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O flush
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Sampling line and watertrap
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AGSS (Anesthesia Gas Scavenging System)
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Emergency ventilation
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Alarms and monitoring
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System checkout
MX-7711-02
MCV00103387 REVA
Maquet Critical Care AB
Röntgenvägen 2
S-17154 Solna
Sweden
www.getinge.com