PBATS

Reimers Systems, Inc. has been a producer of quality breathing simulators and life support equipment for over 20 years. RSI's Personal Breathing Apparatus Test Station (PBATS) represents a masterful integration of that experience with easy-to-use, state-of-the-art technology. The PBATS is designed to accurately test and document the performance of a wide variety of breathing apparatus, such as those used for: DIVING, FIREFIGHTING, MINE RESCUE, AEROSPACE and more.

General Features:

State-of-the-art technology, laboratory accuracy.
Compact and portable.
Fully functional and ready to go to work.
Versatile and upgradeable.
Simple and robust design.

Lung Module:

Computer controlled: Waveforms are initially provided for ventilation rates of 15, 22.5, 40, 62.5, 75 and 90 liters per minute with industry standard tidal volumes and a sinusoidal pattern. These waveforms can be easily added to or modified.
Extremely accurate, even with heavy breathing resistance.
Versatile: can produce any physiologically reasonable waveform. Can be placed within a pressure vessel while the control module remains outside (optional wire feedthru kit is available).
Smooth waveform generation, even at low RMV's, by use of a zero-backlash ball screw & servo motor drive. None of the roughness in motion associated with stepper motor drives.
Easy to use and maintain: design is elegantly simple and thus reduces potential testing anomalies.
Overload protection in the event of gas port blockage.
Device leakage protection: breathing circuit collects and allows for on-line draining of water (for wet testing applications). Tests do not have to be aborted due to nuisance leaks.
Instrumented: includes respired volume and pressure transducer.

Data Acquisition and Control Module:

Personal Computer: Latest standard PC included or customer can provide one for credit.
Data Acquisition Board: 8 analog input channels. 110 or 220 VAC power user specified.
Servo control system: digital motion controller and power supplies.

Software:

Motion control is provided by a versatile and general servo control program that provides a broad range of control options or can be modified as necessary using a simple control language.
An Excel spreadsheet is provided that calculates work of breathing and peak respiratory pressures for the device being tested. This program also prepares the data for printing.
A commercial data acquisition program is also provided for setting up test protocols and handling test data received thru the data acquisition board.
All data acquisition and manipulation processes have been developed and proven in Reimers' own pressure test lab under rigorous project conditions.

Other:

High quality calibration pump and manometer for pressure transducer calibration.
Comes secured within rugged, re-usable containers for shipping.

Options:

Wire feed thru kit (for using the Lung Module within a pressure or altitude chamber)
Water Test Tank
Temperature and Humidity Control
C02 add System
Larger tidal volumes
Manikin head