Patent ID: 9205211
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A process for operating a breathing or anesthesia apparatus, the process comprising the steps of: providing a breathing or anesthesia apparatus; operating the breathing or anesthesia apparatus in a respiration mode wherein the breathing or anesthesia apparatus provides breathing gas to a patient for respiration; operating the breathing or anesthesia apparatus in a standby mode wherein the breathing gas is not provided to the patient; operating the breathing or anesthesia apparatus in energy saving mode wherein the apparatus is less operational than the standby mode, the energy saving mode using less power than the respiration mode and the standby mode; operating the breathing or anesthesia apparatus in a pretest mode wherein a first plurality of functions of the breathing or anesthesia apparatus is tested; operating the breathing or anesthesia apparatus in a self test mode wherein a second plurality of functions of the breathing or anesthesia apparatus is tested, the second plurality of functions being different than the first plurality of functions; automatically changing operation of the breathing or anesthesia apparatus from the respiratory mode to the pretest mode before operation of the breathing or anesthesia apparatus changes from the respiratory mode to the energy-saving mode, before operation of the breathing or anesthesia apparatus changes from the respiratory mode to the self test mode, and before operation of the breathing or anesthesia apparatus changes from the respiratory mode to the standby mode.