LTV 1100 Operator Manual - CareFusion

Checking the Ventilator for Proper Operation
1) Verify that the ventilator is functioning properly by performing the Ventilator Checkout Tests. 83
Disconnect the patient from the ventilator and ventilate the patient using an alternative
method before running the Ventilator Checkout tests.
2) Connect the AC adapter to a valid AC power source. Connect the patient circuit to the ventilator
and to a test lung with a compliance of 10 ml/cmH2O and a resistance of 5 cm/L/sec. Do not
connect the Oxygen supply. Turn the ventilator on and proceed with the checkout as defined in
the following table:
Ventilator Settings and Procedure
A) Configure the ventilator settings as
follows, and run the equipment for at
least two minutes:
Patient Circuit Mode: Flow Sensor
Mode: Assist/Ctrl
Breath Rate: 12
Tidal Volume: 500
Insp. Time: 1 sec
Pressure Support: 0
Sensitivity: 3
High Pressure Limit: 100
Low Pressure Alarm: 5
Low Min Vol: 1.0
PEEP: 0
Performance Requirement
Selected Monitors should read as follows:
Exhaled Tidal Volume: 383 to 633 ml
I:E Ratio : 1:3.8 to 1:4.2
Total Breath Rate: 12 bpm
Total Minute Vol: 4.6 to 7.6 L
No alarms
B) Set the Low Min. Vol. alarm to 10 L LOW MIN VOL alarm activates
C) Reset the Low Min. Vol. alarm to
1.0 and clear the alarm. Set the Low
Pressure alarm to 60.
D) Set the Low Pressure alarm to 5 and
clear the alarm. Set the High Pres.
Limit to 10 cmH 2 O below the Peak
Inspiratory Pressure.
LOW PRES alarm activates
HIGH PRES alarm activates
E) Reset the High Pres. Limit alarm to
100 and clear the alarm.
F) Disconnect the high pressure sense
line from the ventilator
(see the illustration in Appendix C -
Patient Breathing Circuit –
Connection Instructions)
DISC/SENSE alarm activates on the next
breath
83 See Chapter 11 - Ventilator Checkout Tests for more information
21106-001, Rev. E Operator’s Manual - LTV ® 1100 Ventilator C-19