Reference Manual

BiWaze Cough - User Reference Manual
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1. Positive pressure at the Inhale Pressure setting for the
duration of the Inhale Time setting.
2. Negative pressure at the Exhale Pressure setting for
the duration of the Exhale Time setting.
3. Pause pressure for the duration of the Pause Time
setting.
When the
Inspiratory Trigger
feature is enabled, Auto
mode delivers pressure in the following sequence,
repeating the sequence until user pauses & exits the
therapy or the number of cycles count is reached:
1. Positive pressure at the Inhale Pressure setting when
the device detects the patient’s effort to inhale for the
duration of the Inhale Time setting.
2. Negative pressure at the Exhale Pressure setting for
the duration of the Exhale Time setting.
3. Pause pressure until the device detects the next
inspiratory Effort or Pause phase timeout of 30 secs.
Note: The device goes in standby mode and therapy is
paused when there is a breath phase time out.
3.2 Therapy Features
The device provides the following therapy features.
3.2.1 Inspiratory Trigger
An important characteristic of the device is its ability to trigger on the patient’s
inspiration to help synchronize the therapy with the patient.
The inspiratory trigger feature is available when the device is in Auto mode. The
pressure delivery sequence is synchronized with the patient’s effort to inhale.
When the inspiratory trigger setting is activated in Auto mode, therapy starts in the
Pause phase until patient effort is detected or the Pause phase times out after 30
seconds and device goes in standby mode.