The device log indicates that the sensor for monitoring the airway pressure had malfunctioned.If the airway pressure monitoring which is based on this sensor does not work, overpressure conditions could not be detected.Thus, if this error is occurring during use, the device shuts down automatic ventilation to protect the patient from potentially hazardous output.The user is being alerted to the ventilation shut down by means of a corresponding alarm.The daily as well as the pre-use check will detect the particular error condition if the malfunction does not come up during a running ventilation episode.There's only one similar complaint known within the last four years.Dräger finally concludes that the device responded as designed upon the malfunction of a single electronic component.
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