Ventilator definition | Interface | Underlying disease | Type of RC | Ventilatory modes | Alarms | Monitoring | Battery | Accessories |
Life support | TT or NIV >16 h·day−1 | e.g. ALS, High-level quadriplegia, advanced DMD, SMA I | Double or single RC with a non-rebreathing expiratory valve | ACV , VTG modes and any other | Full range# | Full range | > 8 h¶ | A 12/24 V car plug for battery recharge Brackets to mount the unit on the wheel chair |
Life sustaining | NIV <16 h·day−1 | e.g. COPD, OHS, early DMD | Any including “vented” circuit | APCV, S/ST, PSV VTG modes | Basic range+ | Basic range | Irrelevant | Irrelevant |
RC: respiratory circuit; TT: tracheostomy tube; ALS: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; DMD: Duchenne muscular dystrophy; SMA I: spinal muscle atrophy type I; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; OHS: obesity hypoventilation syndrome; S/ST: spontaneous/spontaneous-timed. #: as described in points 1–9 in table 3; ¶: including an external battery pack; +: as described in points 1–4 of table 3.