Ventilator (1) with at least a sensor for detecting at least one parameter of a
breathing gas, a control device for specifying settings, a storage unit a
control unit connected to the storage unit, a first
computer program product for implementing the settings taking into account a specification and a second
computer program product that regulates data transfer to and from the
control unit via at least one interface (8); wherein the ventilator (1) is designed such that at least one interface allows for the mutual exchange of data between the ventilator (1) and
external storage media and / or devices (12), the exchange of parameters, and the loading of parameters and / or a configuration of the ventilator from
external storage media and / or devices, wherein the ventilator has at least two interfaces that support different standards and communication protocols, wherein one of the interfaces is designed as a
radio interface and another of the interfaces is designed as a memory card interface, wherein the memory card interface is suitable for a Secure Digital card, a
Multimedia card, a Memory Stick PRO card, an xD-Picture card, a SmartMedia card or a
CompactFlash card, where data from the ventilator can be saved to an inserted memory card via the memory card interface, and data from an inserted memory card can be loaded into the ventilator, where, in the area of the ventilator, a
firmware or
software is installed as the second
computer program product, which runs as a
client and enables a connection of the ventilator to
the Internet, where the
client is responsible for initiating contact during
data transmission and is configured to determine the timing of the transmission, where reading or saving ventilation and usage information to the respective storage medium must be initiated by an event, and the event is the expiration of a specific period of time since the start or end of ventilation therapy, where, when reading
usage data from the ventilator, an assignment to the correct patients is automatically performed via a stored
database. wherein the ventilator contains
relevant information about its setting parameters and their setting limits as well as its stored therapy information and is designed to make the
relevant information available to a PC, wherein the ventilator is configured to provide, via the respective interface or storage medium, an application directly
executable by a PC
operating system, wherein the ventilator contains
executable logic in non-
volatile memory, wherein the
executable logic is not executable by the ventilator itself but by the PC, thus enabling the installation of
software on the PC without requiring a user to obtain the
software directly from the ventilator manufacturer or a
service provider via CD, download, or storage medium. wherein the ventilator further comprises a data cable as a
data exchange means inserted into the respective interface, wherein the data cable is connected to an interface converter outside the ventilator, wherein the interface converter is designed to enable communication between the ventilator and another device via at least one transmission standard not provided in the ventilator itself, wherein at least one additional sensor in the form of a pulse oximeter and / or a sensor for CO2 measurement and / or a sensor for measuring
respiratory effort and / or an ECG device and / or an
EEG device is additionally connected to the ventilator via the interface converter.