ST Capacity

Will the new bilevel have ST capacity as the KnightStar 330 has?

Greetings Bill,

The PB 425 is a spontaneous machine. The Spontaneous/Timed/Backup Rate machine will still be the PB Knightstarr 330. The 330 is an incredible bargain for people who need the timed style machine. All of its competitors are twice the price.

Regards,

Titrator

Would you explain or post a link explaining a Spontaneous/Timed/Backup Rate machine?

Thanx in advance.

Ed,

Here is a snippet about Timed, Backup Rate, Spontaneous bipaps.

A back up rate is only available on certain bilevel devices that include an S/T mode. The T stands for timed. The clinician sets a minimum respiratory rate for certain patients that have inconsistent respiratory efforts and thus don't have a reliable respiratory rate. When this occurs, the "timed" back up rate kicks in to guarantee this minimum rate. As soon as the patient breathes faster than the back up rate, they again can control the rate. In the case of VPAP, even when a timed breath is triggered, the patient still has control of when the breath is terminated. This feature helps keep the patient in synchrony even if they don't trigger the breath initially. They often will participate in determining when they want the breath to end.