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User Manual
IPAP
Pressure
EPAP
Pressure
Rise Time
Time
Figure 3–1 IPAP and EPAP Breathing Levels
You can adjust the Rise Time to make the pressure change more comfortable.
3.3 What is the BiPaP autosv deviCe?
e device, shown in Figure 3–2, supplies air pressure through a breathing circuit.
Figure 3–2 e BiPAP autoSV Device
A breathing circuit, shown in Figure 3–3, consists of:
• Circuit tubing to deliver air from the device to your interface (e.g., mask)
• A mask or other patient interface device to deliver the prescribed pressure to your nose or nose
and mouth, depending on which interface has been prescribed for you
• An exhalation device to vent exhaled air from the circuit
Circuit
Tubing
Exhalation
Device
Patient
Interface
(Typical)
Circuit with Separate
Exhalation Device
Circuit
Tubing
Exhalation
Port
Patient
Interface
(Typical)
Circuit with Mask with
Integrated Exhalation Port
Flexible
Tubing
Connector
Mask's
Connector
Figure 3–3 Two Typical Breathing Circuits