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Table 1 Emergency and transport ventilators' general characteristics (ICU-like and sophisticated)

From: Bench-test comparison of 26 emergency and transport ventilators

Device

Company

Technology

Pediatric use (≥10 kg)

FIO2(range/%)

Circuit

Built-in PEEP

Weight (kg)

Volume (dm3)

Screen (with curves)

Sonometry function (min/max, dB)

Sonometry alarm (max, dB)

Oxygen consumption FIO2100%/50% or Air-Mix (L/min)

Maximal autonomy FIO2100% cylinder E (min)

Electrical autonomy (min)

Market price ($ US)

ICU-like emergency and transport ventilators (n = 5)

Bellavista

IMT Medical (Buchs, Switzerland)

Turbine

Yes

100%/21%

Mono

Yes

7.9

25.2

Yes

ND

ND

13.3/ND

51

75

20,000 to 25,000 US $

C2

Hamilton Medical (Bonaduz, Switzerland)

Turbine

Yes

100%/21%

Mono/dual

Yes

9.6

29.0

Yes

50.4/50.6

63.2

15.8/3.3

43

142

20,000 to 25,000 US $

Servo-i

Maquet Getinge (Göteborg, Sweden)

Pneumatic

Yes

100%/21%

Dual

Yes

20.4

39.0

Yes

42.1/42.6

64.6

8.4/4.3

81

146

>25,000 US $

T75

Air Liquide Medical Systems (Antony, France)

Turbine

Yes

100%/21%

Mono/dual

Yes

16.0

38.4

Yes

48.1/50.5

75.7

11.1/3.5

61

200

20,000 to 25,000 US $

Vela

Viasys Carefusion (San Diego, Ca, USA)

Turbine

Yes

100%/21%

Dual

Yes

17.3

28.6

Yes

46.5/51.5

79.1

15.5/6.3

44

324

20,000 to 25,000 US $

Sophisticated emergency and transport ventilators (n = 10)

Crossvent 3

Bio-Med Devices (Guilford, CT, USA)

Pneumatic

Yes

100%/21%

Mono

Yes

4.8

6.7

Yes

42.7/52.4

76.8

8.3/4.5

82

429

10,000 to 15,000 US $

Elisée

Resmed (Saint Priest, France)

Turbine

Yes

100%/21%

Mono/dual

Yes

4.7

9.5

Yes

47.4/52.3

78

15/3.5

45

196

10,000 to 15,000 US $

HT 50

Newport (Costa Mesa, CA, USA)

Piston

Yes

100%/21%

Mono/dual

Yes

8.3

16.6

No

42.9/48

46.4

7.4/2.9

92

> 840

10,000 to 15,000 US $

HT 70 plus

Newport Covidien (Mansfield, MA, USA)

Piston

Yes

100%/21%

Mono/dual

Yes

6.9

23.7

No

43.8/64.7

71.8

7.7/4.3

88

488

15,000 to 20,000 US $

iVent 201

GE Healthcare (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Turbine

Yes

100%/21%

Mono

Yes

11.4

19.0

Yes

51.0/56.2

88.5

8.9/2.6

76

ND

20,000 to 25,000 US $

LTV 1200

Viasys Carefusion (San Diego, Ca, USA)

Turbine

Yes

100%/21%

Mono

Yes

6.3

5.7

No

54.3/61.1

80

12.6/4.3

54

127

10,000 to 15,000 US $

M. Transport

Weinmann (Hamburg, Germany)

Pneumatic

Yes

100%/40%

Mono

Yes

4.8

7.0

Yes

46.6/51.2

56.7

7.1/2.4

96

365

15,000 to 20,000 US $

Oxylog 3000

Dräger (Lübeck, Germany)

Pneumatic

Yes

100%/40%

Mono

Yes

5.0

8.5

Yes

37/52.7

49.6

7.1/2.8

96

483

15,000 to 20,000 US $

T 1

Hamilton Medical (Bonaduz, Switzerland)

Turbine

Yes

100%/21%

Mono/dual

Yes

6.5

19.7

Yes

ND

88

10.3/3.4

66

408

20,000 to 25,000 US $

T 60

Air Liquide Medical Systems (Antony, France)

Turbine

Yes

100%/21%

Mono/dual

Yes

4.0

8.0

Yes

ND

79

11.1/3.8

61

384

15,000 to 20,000 US $

  1. Pediatric use, availability of a pediatric mode; FIO2, oxygen inspiratory fraction (%); Circuit, type of circuit to be used, monobranched, dual limb, both types; PEEP, positive end expiratory pressure; Volume, the volume of the device was calculated as assimilated to a cube; Sonometry, provides the noise level in function - values are provided without added PEEP and for FIO2 = 100% for most values, for FIO2 = 100%/50% for the two other; Autonomy was evaluated at standardized settings - MCV 100 electrical autonomy has been calculated while using the compressor; Market price has been considered taking into account mean value provided by various distributors on the Canadian and the European market. The air-mixing condition varies from one ventilator to the other (FIO2 = 45 to 86%), but also for the same ventilator, according to the patient's condition (FIO2 AirMix Osiris = 69 to 81%; O2000 = 68 to 80%); it may induce up to a 30% peak-flow decrease with several devices; this flow decrease at a constant I/E ratio is responsible for a tidal volume decrease (FIO2 or Venturi effect). ND= not done.