Veterinary practices that use isoflurane or sevoflurane anaesthesia can use the R510-31S-6. RWD makes the canister for animals, and each small canister takes up the agent through its absorbent body. A package holds six canisters, so a practice can keep stock on the shelf for several lists.
Before a list begins, a nurse can weigh a canister, since its self weight is 250 g. The effective absorption of 50 g determines how far the weight can rise, and RWD sets the replacement point at a total weight of 300 g. Tracking weight this way provides a clear record across a session, and the label's warning panel shows the same figure.
The use life is stated as 12 hours at a flow of 0.5 lpm with 2% isoflurane. A practice that runs those settings can plan canister changes around the working day, and one that runs different settings can lean on the weight reading instead. An absorption rate above 99.9 Vol.% indicates how fully the canister absorbs the agent.
Isoflurane and sevoflurane are both absorbed, so a practice that uses either agent can hold a single canister type. The label shows the agent names beside the catalogue number R510-31S, and the cylinder has a black cap with a connector on top.
Veterinary surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses all handle the canister, and the same catalogue number, R510-31S, applies to each of the six in the package. When a larger canister is wanted, RWD lists it separately as R510-31-6.