AIRWAY CLEARANCE MANAGEMENT

Philips Respironics

Cough Assist E70

• Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation device that provides non-invasive secretion clearance
• Helps patients clear airway secretions when they can’t cough for themselves
• Simulates the natural coughing process with its slow inhale/rapid exhale airflow
• Has an oscillation feature to enhance therapy in assisting mobilization of secretions
• Modes: Automatic and manual
• 3 presets available in both modes
• Inhale pressure: 0 to 70 cmH₂O
• Exhale pressure: 0 to -70 cmH₂O
• Inhale and exhale time: 0 – 5 seconds
• Frequency: 1 – 20 Hz (only if oscillation is on)
• Amplitude: 1 – 10 cmH₂O (only if oscillation is on)

Threshold PEP

• Improves mobilization and prevents accumulation of secretions
• Promotes effective breathing patterns and improves gas exchange
• Improves central and peripheral airway function
• Prevents or reverses atelectasis
• Optimizes bronchodilation when combined with respiratory drug delivery via nebulizer or MDI spacer devices
• Measurement range of 5 – 20 cmH₂O

Hill-Rom

The Vest ^TM

• Helps mobilize pulmonary secretions through high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO)
• Consists of an inflatable vest connected by tubes to an air pulse generator
• The generator rapidly inflates and deflates the vest, compressing and releasing the chest wall
• The rapid chest movement mimics ‘mini-coughs’ tat dislodge and thin the mucus, moving it along to the central airways
• Treats all lobes of the lungs simultaneously
• Beneficial to patients across continuum of care, including acute and post-acute facilities
• Modes: Normal and Program mode
• Up to 8 program points can be set in the program mode, each with different settings for a single therapy session
• Frequency: 5-20 cycles per second
• Pressure settings: 1-10
• Treatment time: 1-60 minutes

Respiratory Muscle Trainer

Threshold IMT

• Increases respiratory muscle strength
• Increases respiratory muscle endurance
• Increases exercise tolerance
• Measurement range of 9 – 41cmH2O