{"id":2876,"date":"2025-02-07T08:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T08:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/document\/policy-maintaining-anesthetic-machines-and-vaporizers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T07:56:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T11:56:57","slug":"policy-maintaining-anesthetic-machines-and-vaporizers","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/az.research.umich.edu\/animalcare\/policies\/policy-maintaining-anesthetic-machines-and-vaporizers\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy on Maintaining Anesthetic Machines and Vaporizers"},"template":"","categories":[5,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19],"tags":[],"content-type":[32],"topic":[34],"update-type":[],"class_list":["post-2876","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","category-cats","category-cows","category-dogs","category-ferrets","category-guinea-pigs","category-hamsters","category-mice","category-other-rodents","category-primates","category-rabbits","category-rats","category-sheep","category-swine","content-type-policies","topic-anesthesia-and-analgesia"],"acf":{"use_legacy_editor":true,"updated_date":"2025-05-19 00:00:00","update_notice":true,"author":"Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee","summary":"To ensure high-quality anesthesia<\/a> to research animals and a safe working environment for personnel, anesthesia machines and vaporizers must be assessed at least annually, or in accordance with the available manufacturer\u2019s guidelines.","button_links":null,"related_content":[3015,3404],"legacy_path":"policy-maintaining-anesthetic-machines-and-vaporizers","legacy_node_id":19,"legacy_related_nids":"18, 172","legacy_content_section":[{"legacy_section_type":"heading","legacy_heading":"Policy","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"text_area","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"According to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, \u201cprecision vaporizers and monitoring equipment increase the safety and choices of anesthetic agents for use in rodents and other species.\u201d<\/em> However, if anesthetic machines are used, they must be properly maintained.\r\n\r\nPrincipal Investigators<\/a> (PIs) are responsible for ensuring anesthetic machines and vaporizers used for their research are assessed annually by an anesthetic certification company, if applicable 1<\/sup><\/strong><\/a>.\r\n\r\nThe assessment must confirm the system has no leaks and that the concentration of volatile anesthetic agent being delivered is accurate to the setting (i.e., flowrate concentrations). Once these requirements are met, the machine must be labeled with the date of assessment or documentation of the assessment date must be readily available upon request. 2<\/sup><\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\nPIs who, upon request, provide documentation from the manufacturer that less frequent assessment is acceptable may follow manufacturer\u2019s guidelines. Laboratories that certify their machines without the use of a certification company must have their SOPs reviewed by an Environment, Health and Safety representative and a ULAM Veterinarian 3<\/sup><\/strong><\/a>, and meet the assessment criteria described above.\r\n\r\nAnesthetic machines and vaporizers that do not meet the above stipulations must be clearly labeled \u201cdo not use.\u201d\r\n\r\nAll costs associated with the maintenance of the anesthetic machines and vaporizers are the responsibility of the owner.","legacy_media_position":"","legacy_media_file":"","legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":"","legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":"","legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"heading","legacy_heading":"Footnotes","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"","legacy_media_position":false,"legacy_media_file":null,"legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":null,"legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":null,"legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null},{"legacy_section_type":"footnotes","legacy_heading":"","legacy_subheading":"","legacy_section_text":"
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  1. <\/a>The Animal Care & Use Office (ACUO) coordinates an anesthetic certification company\u2019s visit to the University of Michigan on a quarterly basis. More information on this service can be found on the Anesthetic Machine Certification & Rental webpage<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. <\/a>Documentation for machines certified in coordination with ACUO can be accessed by contacting the Animal Care & Use Office at (734) 763-8028.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. <\/a>SOP reviews may be scheduled by emailing ULAM-questions@umich.edu<\/a> or contacting your faculty veterinarian directly.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","legacy_media_position":false,"legacy_media_file":null,"legacy_media_url":"","legacy_glossary_term":null,"legacy_glossary_nids":"","legacy_resource":null,"legacy_resource_nids":"","legacy_buttons":null}],"update_notice_type":[56,53,51,52],"update_notice_start":"2025-05-19 00:15:00","update_notice_end":"2025-08-19 22:15:00","update_notice_text_blocks":[{"update_notice_text":"

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