Description
DISS Inlet • Barbed Outlet
Item# | Flow Range |
RES8160048 | A 0.02-3 LPM |
RES8160050 | E 0.01-1 LPM |
DISS Inlet • DISS Outlet
Item# | Flow Range |
RES8160049 | A 0.02-3 LPM |
RES8160051 | E 0.01-1 LPM |
What is Microflow used for?
Microflow is primarily used to supply supplementary oxygen to infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).
BPD is common in very low birth weight and pre-term infants that have needed mechanical ventilation or have been treated with high oxygen concentrations due to respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)/ chronic lung disease (CLD).
The risk of RDS/CLD is inversely related to birth weight and gestational age.
Infants may need very low supplementary oxygen for many months to compensatefor underdeveloped lungs.
Microflow benefits
- Enables baby to receive oxygen therapy at home, putting families together sooner and increasing parent satisfaction
- Less time in hospital, lower cost of care
- Accurate, repeatable steps
- Micro step changes in flow
- Enables low flow rates to achieve target saturation
- Enables oxygen flow to be weaned
LPM
Dial Position | Off | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Range A | 0 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 1 | 3 |
Range E | 0 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 1 |