RESMED VPAP III Series Bilevel Device User Guide

: June 3, 2024
: ResMed

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VPAP™ III Series*
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VPAP III Series

VPAP™ III Series*

Data Management Guide

The following table shows where data from the VPAP III Series flow generators* can be viewed. Data displayed in ResScan™ can be downloaded via:

cable directly from the flow generator
the SmartMedia™ card in the ResLink™.

Note: Please refer to your flow generator clinical guide for further details.

* Includes VPAP III ST-A with QuickNav.

Viewing Data

Parameter

| VPAP| ResScan| ResControl II™
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Treatment screens| Results screen| View tab|

PSG tab

Type of Data|

LIVE

| STORED| STORED| LIVE|

LIVE

VPAP III Series
IPAP (cm H 2O or hPa6)|

| | | |

EPAP (cm H 2O or hPa6)|

| | |

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Leak (L/min or L/sec¹)|

| | | |

Respiratory Rate (breaths/ min)|

| | | |

Minute Ventilation (L/min)|

| | |

|
Tidal Volume (mL)|

| | | |

Inspiration Time (sec)|

| | | |
SpO 2 (%)²|

| | |

|
Pulse Rate (beats/min)²|

| | |

|
% Spontaneous Triggered Breaths| |

| |

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% Spontaneous Cycled Breaths| |

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Pressure 5 (cm H2O or hPa6)|

7

| 8| | |

AHI/AI 9| |

4

|

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Event History 9| |

6

|

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Usage| |

|

Alarm Messages|

| 6|

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L/sec on VPAP III ST-A with QuickNav only.
Only available if ResLink is attached to the flow generator.
Only available if ResLink is attached to the flow generator and an oximeter is attached.
Not available in the VPAP III ST-A USA version.
The VPAP results screen displays the average pressure while the ResControl II displays the instantaneous pressure.
VPAP III ST-A with QuickNav only.
Instantaneous mask pressure VPAP III ST-A with QuickNav only.
Except for VPAP III ST-A with QuickNav.
Not available for the US.

Note: The exact name of the parameter may vary according to the device and where the parameter is displayed.

ResScan Downloaded Data

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Via cable

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Via ResLink

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VPAP III Series |

(365 summary sessions; 5 detailed sessions)

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(365 summary sessions; 30 detailed sessions)

Note: ResLink detailed data is at a higher resolution than data available via cable.

ResScan Review Screens

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Statistics

| Summary Graphs | Detailed Graphs |

Oximetry Statistics
(via ResLink)

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VPAP III Series |

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ResScan Review Screen Display Descriptions

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Statistics

| Summary Graphs| Detailed Graphs|

Oximetry Statistics
(via ResLink)

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AHI/AI|

Median value of the hourly measurements from the selected sessions in the Data Browser.

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Shows a vertical bar graph where the lower segment is the median AI per hour, and the upper segment is the median AHI per hour.

|

Shows a cumulative total of the number of apneas and hypopneas that have occurred. The cumulative total is reset every hour, on the hour.

|
EPAP (cm H 2O)|

Note: This is a setting—not a measured quantity.

|

Shows the prescribed EPAP for single sessions.

events are shown at the time they started. Apneas are shown as a red symbol where the height is proportional to the duration of the apnea. The number at the top of the symbol is the duration of the apnea in seconds.
Hypopneas are recorded and made available after ten seconds. Hypopneas are shown as blue rectangles.

|
IPAP (cm H 2O)|

Note: This is a setting—not a measured quantity.

|

Shows the prescribed IPAP for single sessions.

| |
Leak (L/min)|

Shows the maximum, 95th percentile and median statistics for the selected sessions in the Data Browser.

|

Shows the maximum, 95th percentile, and median statistics for single sessions.

|

Shown as a blue trace. A red line provides a reference level of the recommended maximum acceptable leak.

|
Minute Ventilation (L/min)|

Shows the maximum, 95th percentile and median statistics for the selected sessions in the Data Browser.

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Shows the maximum, 95th percentile, and median statistics for single sessions.

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Shown as a blue trace.

|
Pulse Rate (beats/min)| | |

Shown as a blue trace.

|

Respiratory Rate (breaths/min)|

Maximum, 95th percentile and median statistics for the selected sessions in the Data Browser.

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Shows the maximum, 95th percentile, and median statistics for single sessions.

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Shown as a blue trace. A red line provides the backup breath rate reference level.

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SpO 2 (%)| | |

Shown as a blue trace. A red line provides the 90% reference level to assist identification of desaturations.

|

Tidal Volume (mL)|

Maximum, 95th percentile and median statistics for the selected sessions in the Data Browser.

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Maximum, 95th percentile, and median statistics for single sessions.

| |
Usage|

Total hours used, Daily usage, Used Days ≥ X:YY hours, Used Days < X:YY hours, Total days and % Used Days. Calculated for the selected sessions in the Data Browser.

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Each period is shown as a solid bar. A hollow bar indicates a period of usage where the end-time is unknown.
There is a limit on the maximum number of separate bars that are shown for a single session.

| |
% Spontaneous (Triggered) Breaths|

Shows percentage of breaths that are spontaneously triggered.

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Shows percentage of breaths that are spontaneously triggered for single sessions.

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% Spontaneous (Cycled) Breaths|

Shows percentage of breaths that are spontaneously cycled.

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Shows percentage of breaths that are spontaneously cycled for single sessions.

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ResScan Detailed Graphs Specifications

Parameter

| Resolution| Range| Sampling period (sec)
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via flow generator|

via ResLink

Events (sec)|

1 (apnea duration)

| 10–250 (apnea duration)| Aperiodic¹|

Aperiodic²

Leak (L/min or L/sec 4)|

1.2

| 0–300| 60|

2

Minute Ventilation (L/min)|

0.1

| 0–180| 2|

2

Pulse Rate (beats/min)³|

1

| 18–300| n/a|

5

Respiratory Rate (breaths/min)|

0.5

| 0–127| n/a|

2

SpO 2 (%)³|

1

| 0–100| n/a|

1

The flow generator stores the first 500 events/session.
The ResLink stores the first 2000 events/session.
Only available if an oximeter is used with the ResLink.
L/sec on the VPAP III ST-A with QuickNav only.

Updating Settings

Parameter

| ResScan via cable|

ResControl II

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Mode|

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Set Pressure (CPAP)|

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IPAP|

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EPAP|

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Respiratory Rate/BPM|

|

Rise Time|

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IPAP Max (Ti Max)|

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IPAP Time (Ti)|

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IPAP Min (Ti Min)|

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Trigger (sensitivity)|

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Cycle (sensitivity)|

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Mask Alarm|

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SmartStart™/Stop|

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Mask|

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Humidifier|

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Tube Length|

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AB Filter²|

|
Ramp Time|

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Maximum Ramp (Delay Time)|

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Start CPAP
(SET START PRESSURE)|

|

Start EPAP
(SET START PRESSURE)|

|

Alarms²,³|

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Local Date & Time|

|
Menu Type¹|

|
Smart Data¹|

|
Language|

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VPAP III Series (except for VPAP III ST-A with QuickNav).
VPAP III ST-A and VPAP III ST-A with QuickNav only.
Alarms include: mask/leak alarm, non-vented mask, low minute ventilation, low pressure and high pressure.

Glossary of Terms

AHI (Apnea-Hypopnea Index)
The Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) is calculated by adding together the total number of apnea and hypopnea events over a period of time.

For statistics, it is the total number of events divided by total daily usage. For graphs, the AHI count is incremented at the occurrence of every event and reset every hour.

Apnea
An apnea is the temporary absence or cessation of breathing. An apnea is scored when there is reduction in breathing by 75% of the baseline breathing for at least 10 seconds.

Daily Usage
Daily usage is total usage in a single session (a session starts at midday and finishes 24 hours later).

EPAP (Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure)
EPAP is the pressure delivered to the patient during the patient’s expiratory phase.

Events
An event is the occurrence of a residual apnea or hypopnea.

Events are recorded as they occur. The maximum number of events stored per session is 500 (including alarm events).

Up to 2000 events may be stored if a ResLink is used.

Flow
Flow is an estimate of the airflow entering the lungs.

It is derived by taking the total flow and then removing the leak and mask vent flow components.

Hypopnea
A hypopnea is an episode of shallow breathing during treatment. A hypopnea is scored when there is a reduction in breathing by 50% of baseline breathing for 10 seconds or more. The event is scored after 10 seconds of the hypopnea.

I:E Ratio
The ratio of inspiratory time to expiratory time.

Inspiration Time
Inspiration time is the duration of inspiration (ie, the respiratory flow into the lungs).

It is calculated by averaging the inspiration time for the last five breaths.

IPAP (Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure)
IPAP is the pressure delivered to the patient during the patient’s inspiratory phase.

Leak
Leak is an estimate of the total rate of air escaping due to mouth and mask leaks.

It is derived by analyzing the inspiratory and expiratory airflows, together with the expected mask vent flows.

High or changing leak rates may affect the accuracy of other measurements.

Minute Ventilation
Minute ventilation is the volume of air breathed in (or out) within any 60-second period.

Pressure (ResControl II)
Pressure is an estimate of the pressure delivered at the mask.

Pressure (Results Screen)
The pressure is an average that includes the IPAP and EPAP excursions. As such, the measured value for pressure lies between these levels.

Pressure (Treatment Screen)
Instantaneous mask pressure (estimated).

Pulse Rate
The number of heart beats in a 60-second time frame. The pulse rate is calculated by an attached oximeter.

Respiratory Rate
Respiratory rate is the frequency of breathing, expressed as the number of breaths per minute.

SpO 2
The saturation of blood hemoglobin with oxygen, expressed as a percentage. The oxygen saturation is calculated by an attached oximeter.

Tidal Volume
Tidal volume is the volume of air inspired or expired in one respiratory cycle (breath).

Total Hours Used
Total hours used is the total patient usage since the hourmeter was last reset.

Usage
Usage is the length of time that a patient receives therapy from the device.

The start and end times of the first ten individual periods of usage are available for each session when using ResScan.

% Spontaneous Cycled Breaths
% spontaneous cycled breaths is the percentage of patient breaths that were spontaneously cycled (termination of IPAP and changing to EPAP).

% Spontaneous Triggered Breaths
% spontaneous triggered breaths is the percentage of patient breaths that were spontaneously triggered (initiation of IPAP).

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