Induction chambers earn their place in first-opinion clinics, referral hospitals and practices that see birds and other small animals, wherever an animal is anaesthetised by breathing gas in an enclosed space. The V101-V is RWD's medium chamber for that work, and it suits animals that sit comfortably within its 24 by 12 by 18 cm. RWD gives its volume as 5.18 litres, the space the anaesthetic gas fills around the animal.
Before induction, a veterinary nurse couples the anaesthesia machine supply to the inlet and removes a canister line from the outlet. Both connections are made at one end of the chamber, and each quick-connect fitting is joined or released at the chamber wall. With nothing to switch on, the chamber is ready as soon as both lines are attached.
With the lid open, the animal is placed inside, and the lid is closed. Fresh gas fills the 5.18 litre space, and exhaust leaves through the outlet to the canister, while the vet or anaesthetist sets the gas on the anaesthesia system. The team follows breathing and posture through the clear walls as the animal goes under, without reaching into the chamber.
When the animal is ready, the team lifts it out through the lid and passes it to a mask or intubation for the procedure. The chamber then returns to the bench, and wiping down its walls before the next animal goes in is part of the routine between cases.
Being unpowered, the V101-V can stand wherever its two gas lines reach, on a prep-room bench or beside the anaesthesia machine. It connects to the system at only two points: its quick-connect inlet and outlet, so setup and teardown stay short.