Troubleshooting the Anesthetic Gas Module 9 Anesthetic Gas Module
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The fourth flow chart continues from the third, from point C “Agent ID Problems”:
Figure 48 Troubleshooting - Agent ID Problems
Problem
not fixed
C
Check for correct agent
configuration (auto/manual
mode). Correct setting is
necessary.
No agent
Problem fixed
Check if an agent is
administered while the
problem is observed.
Use Cal. gas in monitoring
mode. Halocarbon 22 must
be identified as Halothane
(they are very similar).
Check the cable connections of
the Agent-ID. Reconnect cables
if necessary.
Follow troubleshooting table Agent ID
Assembly Diagnostic Checks
DONE
Agent is
present
No agent present
Problem fixed
Check Agent-ID in Gas
Analyzer Diagnostic
window.
Agent-ID
Agent-ID not reported
reported
Check if there is a change
from one agent to another.
Problem
Problem fixed
not fixed
DONE
exchange
DONE
DONE, agent-ID works properly
Correct identification
No correct identification
Follow troubleshooting table
Agent ID Assembly
Diagnostic Checks
Explain that the transit time in the
anesthesia circuit is up to 10-15
min. before the new agent can be
detected (time until the old agent
is washed out, operating with low
flow). The INOP “Agent Mixture”
identifies an agent exchange (two
agents present at one time).