User experience network. Supply gas failure alarm on Cardinal Health Infant Flow SiPAP units may not activate.
The supply gas failure alarm on Cardinal Health Infant Flow SiPAP units manufactured before April 2009 may not activate in the event of a gas supply loss if the device's silencer accessory is attached. However, the unit's FiO2 (fraction of inspired oxygen) and low-airway-pressure alarms will activate in such cases. If both of these alarms activate simultaneously, users should suspect a failure of the gas supply pressure. Identifying affected units requires testing that can be conducted during the device's next scheduled maintenance.
D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical