ExSpiron 1Xi - Model Minute - Respiratory Ventilation Monitor

Minute Ventilation is the volume of air moved through the lungs in one minute

The ExSpiron uses patient size to calculate a predicted minute ventilation, which is that patients normal breathing at rest. This is defined as the patients 100% predicted minute ventilation (MVPRED)

ExSpiron continuously measures and displays the patient’s real time MVPRED using data from the PadSet. The ExSpiron displays the MVPRED both as a number and a trend.

1. Hyperventilation (as seen in COVID-19, RSV, and other viral pneumonias) is an increase in minute ventilation and when %MVPRED sustains at greater than 300% it may indicate a need for intervention
2. Hypoventilation is a decrease in minute ventilation volume and when %MVPRED sustains at less than 40% for a consecutive 2 minutes for adults and 30 seconds for pediatrics and may indicate a need for intervention.
3. The ExSpiron also detects episodes of apnea.