Overview
High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy is a type of oxygen therapy that is less invasive than mechanical ventilation and has shown clinical utility in treating critical patients experiencing respiratory failure. This type of oxygen therapy offers several benefits:
- Provides high concentrations of oxygen to patients with respiratory problems.
- Delivers oxygen more comfortably than traditional nasal cannulas or oxygen masks.
- Reduces the work of breathing by providing positive inspiratory pressure.
- May prevent intubation in some patients.
Ventec V+Pro Ventilator for HFNC Therapy
The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) has HFNC kits that can allow its GM/Ventec V+Pro ventilators to provide non-invasive oxygen therapy. This is the only ventilator model in the SNS with this vital capability. To support this capability, the SNS holds Ventec V+Pro ventilators that will be paired 1:1 with the HFNC kits.
To allow for HFNC capabilities, the Ventec V+Pro requires several additional ancillary supplies and consumable items, and these components can be mounted on the stand provided with the ventilator. Each kit contains enough consumables for five weeks for adult and pediatric patients.
Request Process
Healthcare facilities in need of HFNC equipment should work through public health officials in their states, territories, tribal nations or large metropolitan areas to request federal assistance through the normal processes. If the request is approved, the ASPR will direct the SNS to deploy the needed supplies to the public health authority, which is then responsible for distributing to the facilities in need.
Public health authorities in need of assistance can contact their ASPR Regional Emergency Coordinator who can help facilitate this request. Learn more on how to request supplies from the SNS.
Contact Us
For further questions or information about the Strategic National Stockpile, please email us at
sns.ops@hhs.gov.
