Inspire nCPAP™
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Inspire nCPAP How it Works Fresh gas is accelerated through small entrance tubes, it enters the internal chamber at a certain angle, allowing it to become unstable and to follow the path of least resistance. As the baby inhales, fresh gas is directed towards the infant. As inspiration ends, the ow is ipped around and leaves the generator through the expiratory tube effectively creating active expiration. The expiratory tube also acts as a reservoir of fresh gas, therefore should the infant’s peak ow demand rise above the delivered ow, gas will be entrained from the expiratory tube, allowing the infants peak ow requirement to be satised. Inspire Nasal CPAP for treating infants has developed a great deal in the past 20 years with many devices now being available. The Inspire nCPAP™ range from Inspiration Healthcare builds on the experience of the past to allow care-givers a cost effective solution for supporting the respiratory compromised infant. nCPAP works well when the Added Work Of Breathing is reduced ensuring the infants do not tire so quickly and allowing them to use energy to grow. Using established uidic principles, the Inspire nCPAP™ range is more effective than traditional methods of delivering nCPAP. nCPAP is proven to be benecial in supporting infants with respiratory problems Designed using proven uidic principles Simple xation with bonnets to t most infants Inspire generators are available with and without patient delivery circuits for greater exibility Comprehensive range of prongs and masks Clinical staff need to be assured that they will deliver the prescribed pressure from their devices. The graph above shows the relationship between the ow and pressure delivered by the Inspire generator.

Inspire nCPAP Ordering information The Inspire range has been tested on market leading nCPAP drivers such as Infant Flow™ which deliver ows and pressures as shown in the graph overleaf. Any device that can deliver a ow of fresh gas in the range shown at a driving pressure greater than 120 cm H2O will cause the uidic logic in the generator to be effective. Inspiration Healthcare have a full list of compatible drivers available on request – if you have any doubts just email info@inspiration-healthcare.com. Because of the nature of the device, it will also operate in the same manner with...