WATO

Anesthesia Machine
Calibration
 Contents

Flow sensor measuring principle

Calibration principle

Flow calibration

Pressure calibration

Valves-diagnosing tool
Flow sensor measuring principle

Flow sensor measurement

Basis ： Get one-to-one correspondence relationship betwe
en respiratory signals and electronic signal.

Flow sensor P1 P2

Process
处理电路 CPU

Transducer
 Flow sensor measuring principle

Bernoulli principle

P1 P1
P2

V1 V2 V1

Via ,we can get electronic signal of pressure,

then calculate flow
 Transducer measuring principle

电信号AD
Electronic signal
Correspondence relationship

测量过程

Character curve
校准过程

Direct proportion relationship

呼吸信号
Respiratory signal

Flow （ L/Min ） 0 1.5 3.5 …… 75 80

Example
Electronic signal 500 620 750 …… 2150 2800
 Contents

Transducer measuring principle

Calibration principle

Flow calibration

Pressure calibration

Valves-diagnosing tool
Calibration purpose
When need calibrate?
1. Abnormal Reading
-> Leakage?
-> Water in sensor?
-> Check valve OK?
-> Valve Test Tools out of range?
-> Calibration.

2. Change new monitor board/ventilator module.

Get standard feature curve of electronic signal and

respiratory parameters, as follows:

Inlet gas flow regulator 、 flow sensor 、 Venturi 、 Proporti

onal PEEP valve 、 pressure sensor
User flow calibration principle

Benchmark ：
Venturi (built-in sensor)

Venturi

Calibration for Inspiratory/Expiratory flow sensors ：

Create their feature curve by benchmark

Factory calibration principle

Benchmark ：
VT or VT-plus or PF-300

VT

Flow/Pressure calibration ：

Create Inspiratory/Expiratory flow sensors/Venturi feature curve by benchmark

Factory flow calibration (operated by qualified engineer only)
Connect inlet flow regulator,3 flow sensors and benchmark in
series into one pneumatic circuit

4
2 15
1 12
3 Flow

Flow

10
驱动气 16 Benchmark
定标工装

Drive gas
14
7 Flow

11
P
9 13
5 6 8
P
Factory Pressure calibration (operated by qualified
engineer only)
Connect PEEP safety valve,2 pressure sensors and benchmark in
series into one pneumatic circuit

4
2 15
1 12
3 Flow

Flow
16
10 Patient
病人
Drive 驱动气
gas
14
7 9 Flow

11
P
13
5 6 8
P

Benchmark
定标工装
 Contents

Transducer measuring principle

Calibration principle

Flow calibration

Pressure calibration

Valves-diagnosing tool
User flow calibration
----Air-way connection

1 2

1. Remove folding bag

2. Block the outlet of Y piece
3. Remove water collection cup 3
User flow calibration (for flow sensor)

Under STANDYBY mode

System maintenance-->Flow Sensor Cal.
User flow calibration steps
Calibrate the flow sensor as follows:
1. Make sure that the system is Standby.
2. Select the [Maintenance] QuickKey and then select [Flow Sensor C
al. >>] to open the [Flow Sensor Cal.] menu.
3. Turn off all fresh gas inputs.
4. Make sure that the patient is disconnected from the system and the ba
g/mechanical ventilation switch is set to the position.
5. Remove the folding bag from the bellows and reinstall the bellows hou
sing.
6. Plug the Y piece into the leak stopper to close the breathing circuit.
7. Remove the water collection cup.
8. Select [Start] from the menu to start to calibrate the flow sensor. The
screen prompts [Calibrating].
Factory flow calibration
----Air-way Connection

Water Collection Cup

Factory flow calibration
• Warm up for 900 Secs
Factory flow calibration
----Air-way connection

Remove
folding bag

Take off water

collection cup
Factory flow calibration
---anesthesia machine setting

Under STANDYBY mode

System maintenance-->Factory maintenance-->Factory calibration
-->Flow calibration
Factory flow calibration
• Firstly, DON’T put the machine in the flow
ring
Factory flow calibration
• When it comes to “Continue”, CONNECT
AS NEXT PAGE before continue
Factory flow calibration
----Air-way Connection
Airflow path

High-flow inlet port

High-flow outlet port

Water Collection Cup

Factory flow calibration
---VT setting

OK

Note: 900S warming up is required every startup.

Factory flow calibration
----communication

Two kinds of communication cables for Anesthesia machine to

communicate with FPM-65 to get precise flow values directly.

For monitor board For WATO EX-55/65 For WATO EX-20/30

Factory flow calibration
---- A communication way

Cable A
Factory flow calibration
---- B communication way for WATO EX-55/65

CIS port To CIS port

Cable B
To FPM-65 series Port
Factory flow calibration
---- C communication way for WATO EX-20/30

Cable C

To FPM-65 series Port

 Contents

Transducer measuring principle

Calibration principle

Flow calibration

Pressure calibration

Valves-diagnosing tool
Factory Pressure calibration connection

P1 P2

VT
定标工装
Factory Pressure calibration
VT setting

12
FLOW
OK 0 -5.8

-12 L/Min

12
PRESS
0 -5.8

-12 cmH2O
Factory Pressure calibration
Anesthesia machine setting

Under STANDYBY mode

System maintenance-->Factory maintenance-->Factory calibration
-->Pressure calibration
Calibration failure
Cases:
1 Failure in a moment:
Can not communicate with calibration kit normally
Pressure sensor zeroing is faulty
Valve problem ：
Valve signal is up to 1500, but flow is still 0
Bag/mechanical ventilation switches to bag ventilation status

2 Failure after period of time ：

Feature curve check in valve & sensor can not pass after calibr
ation:
 Contents

Transducer measuring principle

Calibration principle

Flow calibration

Pressure calibration

Valves-test tool
 Valve measuring principle

电信号DA
Electronic signal

Valve feature curve

校准过程
Make use of built-in curve
——test/check
控制过程

阀门输出流速
Respiratory signal

Example: Flow （ L/Min ） 0 1.5 3.5 …… 75 76

Inlet gas flow valve feature curve Electronic signal 0 900 980 …… 1980 2300
Valves-test tool
Maintenance->Factory Maintenance->input password
->Diagnostic test/tools->valves-test tool
Valves-test tool functions

Check sensors sampling data and virtual values

Check valves status
Check accuracy of valve-calibrating data
Judge sensors working status by trends
… …
 Example1
Check sensors correspondence
吸气阀
呼气流量传感器
通气机内流
量传感器 Flow

Flow

呼气阀

Flow
Flow

吸气流量传感器

Around1600

Remove folding bag

Close Exhalation valve, switch on PEEP safety valve
Around 1800
Set inlet gas valve to send fixed speed gas
Example2

zero
？
Valves-test tool
Ｐ

： Zero drift t

Ｐ Ｆ

t
t

P
Ｐ

t
t

Ｆ
Ｆ
t
t

——Cut off air way, restart

zeroing calibration
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