The Astral system
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Pressure bar
The Pressure bar displays real-time therapy data while the Astral device is ventilating.
Patient pressure is shown as a bar graph. Peak inspiratory pressure is shown as a numerical value and
watermark. Spontaneously triggering and cycling is indicated by
and
.
The example below displays the pressure bar when a patient is spontaneously breathing.
Description
1
Peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) value
2
Spontaneous cycled breath marker—indicates patient-cycled breath
3
Peak inspiratory pressure marker
4
Current pressure
5
Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) setting
6
Spontaneous triggered breath marker—indicates patient-triggered breath
Settings bar
The settings bar appears on the right hand side of the touch screen when a therapy or alarm setting has
been selected for adjustment. The settings bar allows the settings to be adjusted via the up and down
scroll arrows or the minimum and maximum buttons. The example below displays the settings bar when
a setting has been selected for adjustment.
Description
1
Maximum button—adjusts setting to maximum limit
2
Up scroll arrow—increases setting by single increment
3
Down scroll arrow—decreases setting by single increment
4
Minimum button—adjusts setting to minimum limit
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