
GE Healthcare
Aestiva/5 MRI anesthesia machine
Complete your MRI suite
Features
• Validated for use in MRI environments up to 300 Gauss,
active shielded 1.5T and 3T magnets
• Physically integrated magnetic field strength monitor
(Gauss Alarm)
• Low overall height
• Features facilitate use in both the MRI suite and surgical OR
Superior ventilation: 7900 SmartVent
• Volume Mode, Pressure Control Mode, Pressure Support
(PSVPro®), Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory
Ventilation (SIMV), electronic PEEP
• Tidal volume compensation
• One motion from mechanical to manual mode
• Two key presses to total standby: end case
• Cardiac bypass case mode
Innovative patient breathing system
• Eight integrated machine hoses/cables
• “No tools” disassembly of components
• Autoclavable and latex-free
• Responsive location of common gas outlet
Improved low flow/reduced life cycle costs
• Fresh gas flow compensation—automatically
• Smooth, fast acting fresh gas flow control
™
• Minimum O
• Dual air flow tube for resolution of low flows
• Two scheduled maintenance checks per year
flow of 50 mL
2

Physical specifications
Dimensions
Height: 152 cm/59.8 in
Width: 97.5 cm/38.4 in
Depth: 83 cm/32.7 in
Weight: Approximately 136 kg/300 lb
Work surface
Height: 87.5 cm/34.5 in
Width: 47 cm/18.5 in
Depth: 31.5 cm/12.4 in
Drawer (1 standard)* — locking (international dimensions)
Height: 10.5 cm/4.1 in
Width: 38.5 cm/15.2 in
Depth: 26 cm/10.2 in
Folding side shelf (optional)
Height: 87.5 cm/34.5 in
Casters
Diameter: 12.5 cm/5 in
Brakes: Single foot lever locks and unlocks two
front casters
Magnetic field strength monitor (Gauss Alarm)
Front bezel
indicators: Green light Monitor is sampling and
< 275 Gauss magnetic fringe field is
< 275 Gauss
Amber light Monitor is sampling and
275 to 300 magnetic fringe field is
Gauss 275 to 300 Gauss
Red light Monitor is sampling and
> 300 Gauss magnetic fringe field is
> 300 Gauss light is
blinking and audio alarm
is sounding
Width: 26.5 cm/10.4 in
Depth: 31.5 cm/12.4 in
Weight limit: 11.3 kg/25 lb
DIN rail (optional)
Side of
tabletop: 30 cm/12 in
Side of
machine: 23.5 cm/9.25 in
Absorber
Non-adjustable Adjustable
Bag arm
length: 25.4 cm/10 in 30.5 cm/12 in
Bag arm
height: 91.5 cm/36 in 87 to 104 cm/
34.3 to 40.9 in
Absorber
rotation: 24° 24°
* Aestiva/5 MRI can be configured with only one drawer.

Ventilator operating specifications
Ventilation operating modes
Inspiratory/
expiratory ratio: 2:1 to 1:8 (increments of 0.5)
Inspiratory time: 0.2 to 5 seconds (increments of 0.1 seconds)
(SIMV and PSVPro)
Trigger window: 0 to 80% (increments of 5%)
Flow trigger: 0.2 to 1 L/min (increments of 0.2 L/min)
1 to 10 L/min (increments of 0.5 L/min)
Inspiration
termination
level: 5 to 75% (increments of 5%)
Volume Control
Pressure Control
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV)
(optional)
Pressure Support (PSVPro) with Apnea Backup ventilation
(optional)
Ventilator (VT) parameter ranges
Tidal volume
range: 20 to 1500 mL (Volume Control
and SIMV modes)
Incremental
settings: 20 to 100 mL (increments of 5 mL)
100 to 300 mL (increments of 10 mL)
300 to 1000 mL (increments of 25 mL)
1000 to 1500 mL (increments of 50 mL)
Minute volume
range: 0 to 99.9 L/min
Pressure
(P
Pressure
(P
Pressure
(P
range: OFF, 2 to 40 cm H2O (increments of 1 cm H2O)
Rate: 4 to 100 breaths per minute for Volume
) range: 5 to 60 cm H2O (increments of 1 cm H2O)
Inspired
) range: 12 to 100 cm H2O (increments of 1 cm H2O)
limit
)
support
Control and Pressure Control; 2 to 60
breaths per minute for SIMV, PSVPro and
SIMV–PC+PSV (increments of 1 breath
per minute)
Backup
mode delay: 10 to 30 seconds (increments of 5 seconds)
Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)
Type: Integrated, electronically controlled
Range: OFF, 4 to 30 cm H
O (increments of 1 cm H2O)
2
Ventilator performance
Pressure
range at inlet: 240 kPa to 700 kPa/35 psig to 100 psig
Peak gas flow: 120 L/min + fresh gas flow
Flow valve
range: 1 to 120 L/min
Flow
compensation
range: 200 mL/min to 15 L/min
Ventilator monitoring
Expiratory
minute
volume range: 0 to 99.9 L/min
Expiratory tidal
volume range: 0 to 9999 mL
O
%: 8 to 100%
2
Peak pressure: –20 to 120 cm H
Mean pressure: –20 to 120 cm H
Plateau
pressure: 0 to 120 cm H
Pressure
waveform
sweep speed: 2 to 25 breaths per minute (0 to 15 seconds)
26 to 75 breaths per minute (0 to 5 seconds)
75 breaths per minute (0 to 3 seconds)
O
2
O
2
O
2