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Introduction
Read the entire manual before using the device. This User Guide is for a non-clinician user,
and does not contain all the information provided in the Clinical Guide.
Indications for use
The Stellar is intended to provide ventilation for non-dependent, spontaneously breathing
adult and paediatric patients (13 kg and above) with respiratory insufficiency, or respiratory
failure, with or without obstructive sleep apnoea. The device is for noninvasive use, or
invasive use with an uncuffed or deflated tracheostomy.
Users of the device include patients
and their caregivers, physicians, nurses, respiratory
therapists and other clinical staff. Operation of the device includes both stationary, such as
in hospital or home, or mobile, such as wheelchair usage.
Contraindications
The Stellar is contraindicated in patients who are unable to endure more than brief
interruptions in ventilation. The Stellar is not a life support ventilator.
If you have any of the following conditions, tell your docto
r before using this device:
• pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum
• pathologically low blood pressure, particularly if associated wi
th intravascular volume
depletion
• cerebrospinal fluid leak, recent
cranial surgery or trauma
• severe bullous lung disease
• dehydration.
The use of the Stellar or pulse
oximetry (in
cluding XPOD) is contraindicated in an MRI
environment.
Adverse effects
You should report unusual chest pain, severe headache or increased breathlessness to
your prescribing physician.
The following side effects may arise during the cou
r
se of noninvasive ventilation with the
device:
• drying of the nose, mouth or throat
• nosebleed
• bloating
• ear or sinus discomfort
• eye irritation
• skin rashes.