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Chapter 4 Ventilator Setup
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Connect the Breathing Circuit to the Ventilator
Complete the following steps to set up your patient circuit.
1. If you are using a bacteria lter, connect one end of the exible
tubing to the outlet of the bacteria lter, and connect the
bacteria lter inlet to the breathing circuit connection located on
the side of the ventilator.
If you are not using a bacteria lter, connect the tubing directly
to the device’s breathing circuit connection.
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Flexible Tubing
Trilogy Breathing Circuit
Connection
2. Connect the other end of the exible tubing to a separate
exhalation device.
a. If your circuit type is Passive and you are using a Philips
Respironics Passive Exhalation Device:
1. Connect the exible tubing to the rotating end of the
Passive Exhalation Device.
2. Connect the other end of the Passive Exhalation Device to
the patient interface (e.g., the mask).
Flexible
Tubing
Passive
Exhalation
Device
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Flexible
Tubing
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Whisper
Swivel II
Refer to the instructions included with the Passive
Exhalation Device for more detailed setup information.
WARNING
Philips Respironics recommends
that a main line outlet bacteria
lter (Part Number 342077) be
used whenever the device is
used for invasive therapy or if
the ventilator may be used on
multiple patients.
Connecting the Breathing
Circuit to the Device
Note: The device can be used
with reusable or disposable
circuits. For detailed instructions
on how to set up your device
using a disposable circuit, refer
to the instructions included with
the disposable circuit.
Connecting the Passive
Exhalation Device
Note: The device does not
provide circuit compliance
compensation in volume modes.