Introduction

The VELA™ Ventilator is a full-function invasive and noninvasive ventilator that provides high-performance tools to support patients across the continuum of care. Available in three models, the VELA Ventilator offers a variety of features that can be customized to your specific ventilation and budgetary needs.

The VELA Ventilator can provide both invasive and non-invasive ventilation for paediatric and adult patients. The compressor free technology enables continuous ventilation. Clinicians can customise the display of patient monitoring parameters from a comprehensive range for tailored critical ventilation patient care. With its internal turbine, the VELA is ideal for intra-hospital transport. There are two models of the VELA available – standard and comprehensive.

Features

• The VELA enables clinicians to customise a patient’s ventilation treatment strategy by monitoring their specific pulmonary function and structure parameters.
• With a flat-panel colour touchscreen LCD, the VELA displays real-time integrated graphics (loops and trends are available with the comprehensive model) and can be tailored to display patient data from a comprehensive range of monitored parameters. This data is also available as 24hr trended data.
• Operating modes standard model include: Assist/Control, SIMV, CPAP and PSV
• Operating modes comprehensive model include: Assist/Control, SIMV, CPAP/PSV, NPPV (AC, SIMV, CPAP/PSV), PRVC
• Includes: Synchronised Nebuliser, 100% oxygen for 3 minutes (suctioning), Built-in turbine provides air source and very high flow rates (up to 180 lpm), Flow trigger to reduce work-of-breathing, Inspiratory/Expiratory Hold, Incorporated Fi02 Monitoring, Sigh & Manual breath and PEEP.
• The VELA offers a range of safe ventilator weaning tools.
• The internal turbine removes the requirement for a compressed air source allowing reliable intra-hospital transport of the VELA without the need for bulky air cylinders.
• With its ergonomic design the VELA is intuitive, easy to use, maintain and clean.

Benefits

• Intuitive user interface facilitates ease of use.
• Operates independent of air sources for greater flexibility.
• No scheduled maintenance of the turbine maintains a low cost of ownership.

Details

Monitored Parameters

Exhaled Tidal Volume, Inhaled Tidal Volume, Spontaneous Tidal Volume, Mandatory Tidal Volume, Minute Ventilation, Spontaneous Minute Ventilation, Breath Rate, Spontaneous Rate, Expiratory Time, Inspiratory Time, I:E Ratio, Peak Pressure, Mean Airway Pressure,
PEEP, FiO2, O2 inlet

Manual Controls

• Manual Breath: One Breath
• Expiratory Hold: Maximum 6 sec
• Inspiratory Hold: Maximum 6 sec
• Increase O2: 100% O2 for 3 minutes
• MIP/NIF: Maximum 30 sec*
• Nebulizer: OFF, 1 to 60 minutes, synchronized

Advanced Settings

• Bias Flow: 10 to 20 L/min
• Volume Limit (Available in PRVC/Vsync only): 5 to 2.5 L
• Assured Volume: 50 ml to 2.0 L*
• PC Flow Cycle: OFF to 30%
• PSV Cycle: 5 to 30%
• PSV Tmax: 0.3 to 3.0 sec
• Waveform: Decelerating, Square*
• T High Sync: 0 - 50%*
• T High: ON/OFF*
• T Low Sync: 0 - 50%*
• Sigh: ON, OFF
• Vsync: ON, OFF*

Alarms

• High Pressure: 5 to 120 cmH2O
• Low Pressure: OFF, 2 to 60 cmH2O
• Low Minute Volume: OFF, 0.1 to 99.9 L
• High Breath Rate: OFF, 3 to 150 bpm
• Apnea Interval: 10 to 60 sec

Advanced Features

• FiO2 Monitoring, Graphic Trends, MIP/NIF, Leak Compensation

Battery Power

• 6 hours of ventilator operation from the Standard Internal Battery
• Electrical / Pneumatic
• Electrical A/C: 100, 120, 230, 240 VAC, 47 to 65 Hz
• O2: 40 to 85 psig (2.8 to 5.9 bar)

Size

• Weight: 38 lb (17.2 kg)
• Dimensions: 13’’w x 12’’h x 14.5’’d (33.0 cm X 30.5 cm X 36.8 cm)