Durable solid state design for the harsh hospital environment.
The innovative design of the Capnostat mainstream CO2 sensor
has no moving parts making it rugged and accurate. A claim which is backed
by an outstanding 3-year parts and labor warranty on the sensor. All this
is accomplished using non-dispersive infrared absorption (NDIR) analysis
to continuously measure inspired CO2, expired CO2
and respiration rate.
The sensor simply snaps onto the airway adapter which is connected
to the endotracheal tube in the breathing circuit. A crisp, accurate, diagnostic
waveform is displayed within 30 seconds and is completely operational within
2 min.
Intubated patients from adult to neonate are measured with the mainstream
Capnostat CO2 sensor. A wide selection of airway adapters are
available including disposable/reusable, adult/neonatal. Mainstream CO2
technology significantly improves secretion handling and response time
from that found in sidestream systems.
The Capnostat module is compatible with the Solar® modular products. Including CO2 measurement
as an integral part of these advanced patient monitors offering many advantages
over stand alone devices. The inspired CO2, expired CO2,
respiration rate and capnograph are easily viewed along with other important
vital sign information in one convenient location. Selectable alarm limits
for these values including no breath detect are incorporated into the overall
alarm structure of the system. The values are stored in memory which can
be printed. The compact modular design
reduces clutter while allowing modules to be easily moved between beds
reducing department cost.
