Innovative Transport Ventilator Aids Emergency Care

The Dräger Oxylog 3000 plus is designed to support a wide range of patients and medical conditions and offers a range of volume control (VC) and pressure control (PC) based modes for controlled, synchronized, or spontaneous ventilation; when transporting critical care patients, the need of interrupting ventilation therapy is therefore eliminated. Flow and pressure curves are shown on a high-contrast electro-luminescence display that helps rescue personnel identify the parameters in critical ambient conditions, and maintain reliable patient monitoring. A new feature called AutoFlow (available in all VC modes) allows the patient to breathe spontaneously with the lowest pressure for breath volume, taking the individual lung mechanics into account. A patented blender permits a low oxygen concentration, which is continuously adjustable from 40 to 100%. Additionally, less sedation is required and alarms can be reduced.

The Oxylog 3000 recognizes insufficient spontaneous breathing and can automatically support the patient's breathing. In the event of an apnea in the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mode, the Oxylog 3000 automatically initiates VC mandatory ventilation after a user defined apnea time. The Oxylog 3000 plus also comes with an integrated capnography function, which can be activated anytime by installing the sensor and software. The carbon dioxide (CO2) capnography feature allows the user to view the CO2 value and curve displays with no time delay, and as a result optimize the ventilation settings. Due to the utilized mainstream procedure, the ventilation system stays closed, and no sample gas needs to be routed into the device. The Dräger Oxylog 3000 plus was developed by Dräger Medical (Lübeck, Germany).

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