ICU ventilator training done best with realistic lung simulators

TestChest is completely independent. There is no need for an operator to follow the actions of the learner because TestChest responds autonomously and based on the physiological models built into the device. Sophisticated and intuitive spontaneous breathing creates synchrony or asynchrony depending on the learners actions – not on the trainers manipulations.

Control of patient’s breathing efforts is robust yet physiologically sound and includes control of respiratory drive measures such as P0.1.With these features, TestChest prepares learners for the full spectrum of challenges present when patients are ventilated with spontaneous modalities - in a consistent and reproducible way.

Apart from simulation based training, TestChestsupports engineering and testing, for example long term testing of any type of respiratory device, any mode of ventilation and with virtually any patient type.If engineers need to develop adaptive algorithms on ventilators and physiological feedback control algorithms, TestChest provides a reproducible patient with physiological feedback variables.

TestChest contains an array of sensors for data capturing and recording, including airway
pressure and lung volume measurement plus barometric pressure and temperature sensors for STPD, ATP(S) or BTP(S) corrections to create virtually any parameter for detailed analysis of entire patient breath cycles. The integrated oxygen sensor enables to asses the accuracy and response of oxygen blenders using the built-in oxygen sensor. Metabolic measuring devices can be tested using the built-in, highly accurate Mass Flow Controller for CO2 metering. Finally, export of all data including waveforms support detaild statistical analysis.

Accuracy and certification are essential in medical device development. Test lungs are thus often delivered with such certificates. However, such certificates have a limited validitywhich makes it necessary to do re-certifications at high cost and significant down-time. TestChest provides quality management with an alternative:Organis deliversTestChest with instructions to perform your own calibrations that fit your specific quality management procedures:no downtime, no expensive re-calibration, no transport.

TestChest is truly unique, and the voices of customers express this clearly and as follows:

• The University of Rhode Island, USA,stated in a press release 2017: URI has nation’s most advanced pulmonary simulator. TestChest trains pharmacy students for real-life critical care.
• Professor Dr. Giorgio A. Iotti from Pavia, Italy, writes in 2020: ““È unostrumentobellissimo, davvero un sogno per noi e per chi ci lavorerà”.” It is a beautiful tool, truly a dream for us and for those who will work with it.