Required Minimum Specifications.pdf

Large Animal Anesthesia Machine with Integral Ventilator

Required Minimum Specifications:

• The Anesthesia machine shall be of stainless steel and aluminum construction, making it both easy to clean and light weight.

• The software package operating the anesthesia machine shall be upgradeable.

• The unit shall be on casters so that it is easily mobile.

• The machine shall be able to accommodate a large range of animal patient sizes weighing from ~55 kg to ~900 kg.

• The machine shall display tidal volume, respiratory rate, heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, inspiratory flow rates (respiratory monitoring equipment).

• The machine shall have the capability of a breathing assist mode to allow the technician to concentrate on the patient rather than on squeezing a rebreathing bag.

• The machine shall have the capability to operate in either automatic or manual modes for inspired oxygen or inhalant gas delivery.

• The machine shall have a scavenging flowmeter and a backup scavenging system.

• The machine shall have a fully integrated monitoring of ECG, IBP, SpO2, temperature, inspired and expired CO2, O2 and inhalant agent.

• The equipment shall have high and low alarms for all parameters, the capability to silence or disable the alarm and capabilities to allow for anesthesia record production.

• The equipment shall have a locking mechanism on casters.

• Quote shall include minimum one-year warranty on the system and a minimum three-year warranty on the computer and software components.