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3 Operating the iVentTM201 – Setting Modes and Parameters

Figure 29: The Initial O.V.T Pop-Up Window

3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Use the plastic caps to seal off the

following:

 The patient Wye sensor, and

 The exhalation valve

4. Press the knob to begin the test. A pop-up window appears which indicates

the test has begun.

5. After several seconds, another pop-up window appears and instructs you to

remove the cap on the exhalation valve leaving the cap on the Wye

outlet.

6. After the ventilator performs further testing, it sounds an alarm. If you can

hear the alarm, press the Control Knob to complete the O.V.T. If remote

alarm is connected verify the alarm is activated in remote station.

Once the iVent

201 has successfully completed the O.V.T., the patient circuit and

ventilator are ready for use.

If the O.V.T. fails:

1. Verify that both Flow Sensor tubes are properly and snugly connected to the

correct luer ports on the front of the iVent

201. (Note: Remember that two

lines go to the patient Wye connectors, and the blue line goes to the

Expiratory Valve Control connector.) Repeat the test.

2. If the O.V.T. fails once again, then replace the patient circuit.

3. If after replacing the patient circuit, the O.V.T. still fails, try re-calibrating the

ventilator. If calibration fails to correct the O.V.T. failure, immediately remove

the ventilator from service and contact a Versamed approved technician.

STANDBY AND PATIENT VENTILATION

When you have selected the weight, the iVent

201 enters Standby, ready to

ventilate the patient with a press of the Control Knob. By default iVent

201

starts up in SIMV Volume control.

To start ventilation from Standby mode:

GE iVent 201 Series User Manual

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