TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..................1 System Components ..............1 Navigating RoVent® Jr..............2 Touchscreen ................2 Control ..................2 Display Options ..............3 Menus ..................4 Alarms ..................4 RoVent® Jr. Automatic Ventilator ................5 Set Up Hardware ................5 Ventilating an Animal ..............
Introduction The RoVent® Jr. is not designed, intended or authorized for use in human applications. System Components Front Panel Back Panel Side Panel .1054” Remote Air Inlet SERIAL #: MADE IN U.S.A. Exhaust 1116 Litchfield Street Tel: 860-626-1172 Torrington, CT 06790 Toll-Free: 888-572-8887 .1887”...
Navigating RoVent® Jr. Touch Screen RoVent® Jr. Touch Screens offer quick access to most features and settings. Touch the upper half of the Run Screen to reach the first Touch Screen. Body Start Screen Weight Ventilation Power Off Set Target Respiration Pressure Rate...
Dials can have specialized uses in a few specific locations. The unit displays on-screen instructions in those locations. ACTION DIAL RESULT Back one level from Main Menu Screens To Run Screen from Main Menu To Run Screen from Touch Button Screens Press Select a highlighted Menu item See Main Menu...
Menus The Main Menu is the non-touch gateway to all features and setting choices for configuring RoVent® Jr., useful when a touch screen is not a feasible option, such as for an operator with damp hands. Access the Main Menu through the Touch Screen Menu or from the Run Screen by holding Dial A.
RoVent Jr. Automatic Ventilator ® Set Up Hardware Air Source: If you are using a Compressed Gas Source or an Anesthetic Vaporizer: 1. Connect the Vaporizer Connection Assembly with Bypass to the back of the RoVent® Jr. 2. Connect the compressed gas or vaporizer to the inlet side of the bypass assembly.
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Scavenging: If you are using a Compressed Gas Source or an Anesthetic Vaporizer: Connect a charcoal canister to the exhaust side of the bypass assembly. Tubing Configurations: Connecting Ventilator Tubing to an Endotracheal Tube: Connect the intubation connector tubing directly to the INSP and EXP ports on the front of the RoVent®...
Ventilating an Animal 1. Anesthetize and intubate the animal. Connect the endotracheal tube to the intubation connector. 2. Touch “Start ventilator” to begin ventilation. RoVent Jr. calculates the respiration rate and tidal volume ® using the animal’s body weight. To change these settings, touch “More ventilator”, then “Respiration rate”...
Configure Settings Ventilator Calibrations Note: Never perform these functions when an animal is connected to the ventilator. 1. Measure Deadspace 1) Set up tubing. 2) Touch “Calib & tests”, then “Measure deadspace”. 3) Firmly seal the end of the endotracheal tube with your finger or a cap, ensuring that there is no air leakage.
RoVent® Troubleshooting Alarm Messages Problem Possible Cause Tube open to atmosphere • Part of the tubing between the INS and EXP ports is open, The highest measured disconnected or leaking. pressure in a breath cycle is • There is a large mismatch between the set or calculated tidal under 25% of the target and volume and the required tidal volume, or between the set the tidal volume is over target.
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Kent Scientific. nection or a crack or hole in the tubing. Low baffle There is an internal Retest making sure that the tubing is not flexed or RoVent problem. moved. If the error recurs, contact Kent Scientific. pressure or Baffle leaks...
In no case shall Kent Scientific Corporation’s financial obligation extend beyond the cost of or replacement of the Kent product in question. Kent Scientific Corporation also reserves the right to make any improvements or modifications to these products described in this manual at any time, without notice of these changes.
Please include a completed Product Return Form with the shipment. The form can be found on page 68 of this Owner’s Manual. This form can be obtained by contacting Kent Scientific Customer Service at 888-572-8887 or 860-626-1172.
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RoVent Volume controlled, pressure controlled Control Modes Respiratory Rate Range 20bpm to 400bpm Tidal Volume Range 0.01 – 12.0mL Weight Range 3g to 1,250g RoVent Jr. is a registered trademark of Kent Scientific Corporation.
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