Operator’s Manual LTV
®
Series ventilator Page 13-11
p/n 10664, Rev. Y
To reassemble the exhalation valve:
1) Depress the lock and set the PEEP valve to "0".
2) Insert the compression spring in the center hole of the PEEP valve. Make sure spring is securely
seated inside the PEEP valve.
3) Push the diaphragm on top of the spring. Make sure the diaphragm is correctly oriented with the
narrow lip fitting up inside the PEEP valve.
4) Snap the PEEP valve onto the exhalation valve body, ensuring the tab and cavity are aligned.
BE CAREFUL not to dislodge the diaphragm when snapping the exhalation body and PEEP
body together.
5) Slide the Exhalation Valve Retainer Collar over the Exhalation Valve and tighten (rotate) to the
PEEP Valve.
6) Replace the exhalation valve in the patient circuit. Reconnect the exhalation valve drive line and
sense lines to the ports on the side of the ventilator.