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IVUN's Ventilatory Equipment Exchange
People who want to donate ventilatory equipment and aids can advertise their offerings. People who need older equipment can view what is available and make arrangements for the equipment exchange and/or submit their equipment needs.
Submit your offer or need by sending an email to info@ventusers.org. Send your name, city, state, email, if it is okay to publish your email or not, and your ventilatory equipment offer or need.
If you are responding to an item, please specify the Item Number.
IVUN normally publishes only your first name, city, state/province, country (if outside USA), and email address, unless you specify otherwise. IVUN requires your email address only so we may communicate with you, if necessary.
PHI reserves the right to refuse to post any questions or answers.
INDEX
Do you have a Zephyr Blower that is not being used?
Do you have an extra Bennett IPPB AP5 breathing machine?
NEEDED: PVV Units manufactured by LIFECARE (now Respironics)
Looking for a working Quantum pressure ventilator
New 4 Aequitron Medical gold exhalation manafolds, 3 mushrooms also 4 peep valve assemblies
Bird Mark 7 Respirator in need of green double-hosed tubing
Do you have a PLV-100 that you own but no longer use?
Do you need an LP-3 for parts?
Looking for a used LTV-1000, operational, must have air compressor, for a reasonable price
Looking for LP3, LP4 or PVV ventilators
Hoping to find one or better, two, Pulmonetics LTVs for 4-yr-old daughter
Looking to buy a new/used Pulmonetics LTV 1000
Need PLV-100, or LP-3 or LTV-1000
May be able to donate two LP20s with recent preventive maintenance and 10 disposable circuits
Need Sullivan Bubble Mask, size Medium
Looking for Puritan Bennett AP5
Need Instructions Manual for BREAS PV401 Ventilator
Need five PLV-102 ventilators that are working
Puritan-Bennett LP10 Volume Ventilator for sale
Emerson Negative Pressure Ventilator, Model 33CR, for sale
I have various items including suction catheters, and pediatric trach supplies.
Looking for Puritan Bennett Thompson Maxi Vents
We need an Ohmeda or Nellcor Puritan Bennett end tidal volume monitor.
Need white DCP (decannulation plugs) for use with Shiley trach tube
Need Puritan Bennett low profile exhalation valve Number 4-000563-00
For information about the availability of a NEV-100
Perhaps someone has a Monaghan 517 that is no longer needed. I will gladly pay for it.
We are looking for an extra Thompson and/or a Monaghan 170-C.
ITEM VE4047, Posted 6-2-08
Needed: Zephyr Blower
Check your closets and storage areas. Do you have a Zephyr Blower that is not being used? If so, contact info@ventusers.org ASAP.
ITEM VE4046, Posted 3-10-08
Do you have an extra Bennett IPPB AP5 breathing machine? If so, contact, Cindy at poisonchoick93@yahoo.com.
ITEM VE4045, Posted 1-9-08
NEEDED: PVV Units manufactured by LIFECARE (now Respironics). I am a quadriplegic and would like the units for my personal use. I’m also exploring the possibility of setting up a repair service for the PVV. Roy Abell royabell@piemed.com
ITEM VE4044, Posted 10-10-07
I am looking for a working Quantum pressure ventilator. They are an old bi-level device with rise time and many other settings. The Quantum is a very quiet machine with a steady sound, unlike the newer machines that change sounds with I-pap and E-pap. Jean, Michigan, hnjutzi12@ejourney.com
ITEM VE4043, Posted 4-23-07
I have 4 Aequitron Medical gold exhalation manafolds, and 3 mushrooms new in packages. Also have 4 peep valve assemblies new in package. Am clearing out stuff I've held on to for years. If anyone can use these, please let me know soon, I've got spring cleaning fever! Mary, Queensbury, New York, mary.rick@verizon.net
ITEM VE4042, Posted 11-7-06
I am a veterinarian on the small Western Pacific island of Saipan. I have a Bird Mark 7 Respirator in need of patient tubing, the green double-hosed tubing, that goes from the Mark 7 to the patient. I know this is a bit out of your normal requests, but can you supply 1-2 sets; clean used would be fine. Best regards, Ed Tudor, DVM, Saipan, edtudor@mac.com
ITEM VE4041, Posted 10-16-06
Do you have a PLV-100 that you own but no longer use? If so, please contact International Ventilator Users Network, info@ventusers.org.
ITEM VE4040, Posted 10-16-06
Do you need an LP-3 for parts? The machine is in the Baltimore, Maryland area. Contact info@ventusers.org.
ITEM VE4039, Posted 7-20-06
I am a student at Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN) and am looking for a used LTV-1000, operational, must have air compressor, for a reasonable price. Our lab is not up to par and our school is receiving a grant for better supplies. The director of the program, Tracy Sherman, has asked me to help find equipment. If you could help me or point me in the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Lori C., Future Respiratory Therapist, clark89012@aol.com
ITEM VE4038, Posted 2-2-06
I am looking for any LP3, LP4 or PVV ventilators. Please call Greg in Saint Louis, Missouri, at 314-469-1100 or email gralfr@netscape.com. Thank you.
ITEM VE4037
My 4-year-old daughter has an LP10 vent; she pushes this large vent around on her wheelchair. Medicaid will not pay for a Pulmonetics LTV for her. I am looking for the possibility of finding one for her; actually I would need two. I know some children outgrow the use of their vent and their insurance companies will purchase them. If anyone knows of any could they please contact me. An LTV would make her quality of life so much better. Lori J., Russellville, Arkansas, aaskarlj@usa.net
ITEM VE4036
2 LP6 ventilators by Aequitron and one Nellcor 200 pulse oximeter for sale. Contact me for details. Judy, Michigan, Judy1347@juno.com
ITEM VE4034
Urgent need for an LP10 ventilator, new or refurbished. Please contact Mohammad H., Karachi, Sindh Pakistan, Pakiston, syedatx@yahoo.com
ITEM VE4033
I am looking to buy a new/used Pulmonetics LTV 1000 for my personal use at home. Reasonable prices considered; live in the US. Lori, Chesapeake, Virginia, lori@morrishughes.com
ITEM VE4032, Posted 9-27-05
Need PLV-100, or LP-3 or LTV-1000. Contact Albert Peters, Canada, thru IVUN, info@ventusers.org.
ITEM VE4031
I may be able to donate two LP20s with recent preventive maintenance and 10 disposable circuits through a third party. I would like to know if there are any children's hospitals that could use this equipment for a family going home, etc. Europe preferred. Please contact me. Peter, Toronto, Ontario, pszko@tegh.on.ca
ITEM VE4030, Posted 6-20-05
I need a Sullivan Bubble Mask, size Medium, fits 3-point headgear. Please contact Steve B. through info@ventusers.org.
ITEM VE4029
Looking for Puritan Bennett AP5. Contact Val at vwilliams@nwrespiratory.com.
ITEM VE4028
I need Instructions Manual for BREAS PV401 Ventilator. Also, less important, Spectacle-frame with tube attachments. Mariella, Italy, info@tecnotenda.it
ITEM VE4027
I need five PLV-102 ventilators that are working. Email your best price. Homer, Los Angeles, California, homej@nsclub.net
ITEM VE4023, Posted 12-04
Puritan-Bennett LP10 Volume Ventilator for sale. Richard, Bellevue, Washington, richardl@holadayparks.com
ITEM VE4022, Posted 12-04
I am looking for a Monaghan 517 IPPB Ventilator, parts for one, or a someone who can fabricate parts and repair a machine. Susan, Canton, Massachusetts, suronpulsifer@aol.com
ITEM VE4020
Emerson Negative Pressure Ventilator, Model 33CR, for sale. Contact to negotiate. George, 317-431-9008, expressband@juno.com
ITEM VE4019
My daughter's insurance only allows her a very limited amount of trachs and supplies each year and, unfortunately, it is not enough at all. I have to go for very long periods of time before changing her trach and I am looking to purchase supplies outside my insurance if anyone has them available. Isabella, Irvine, California, misskellyscott@aol.com
ITEM VE4018
I have some neonatal and pediatric Bivona tracheotomy tubes that have never been used, and are still sealed in the package. If you could use them, please let me know and I will donate them. Susan, sda@gobigwest.com
ITEM VE4017, Posted 10-04
I have various items including suction catheters, and pediatric trach supplies. Alison, San Marcos, California, alisonmeacham@yahoo.com
ITEM VE4016, Posted 9-04
I am looking for Puritan Bennett Thompson Maxi Vents. I'd prefer that the units are functional or need only minor repairs. Tony, New York, ajpernice@optonline.net
ITEM VE4015, Posted 9-04
We need an Ohmeda or Nellcor Puritan Bennett end tidal volume monitor that will fit in line on the Pulmonetic Systems' LTV®900 home ventilator that my husband is trying to be weaned from. Oxygen saturation remains very high but CO2 sometimes climbs. Need monitor badly. Jean, Texas, jeaneades@sbcglobal.net
ITEM VE4013, Posted 8-04
IVUN is looking for the following older pieces of equipment: Rocking Beds, 170 Cs, Bantams and iron lungs. If you have any of the above that you would like to donate, please contact Joan L. Headley at info@ventusers.org
ITEM VE4011, Posted 7-02
"Since 1985, I've used a Shiley No. 8 Fenestrated trach tube, a disposable tube which gets replaced every 6 months or so. The trachs came with a bright red DCP (decannulation plug) that fit into the trach and allowed me to speak and taste my food. The plugs were a bright red to enable nurses, etc. to locate the trach for suctioning, etc. I found out that the plugs were also available in a more cosmetic white for home use, etc. Early on in 1985, I contacted Shiley about possibly buying some of the white ones for my future use. A respiratory specialist there sent me 20 individually sealed, white DCPs which lasted me until last year, when I lost my last one. These particular DCPs were a button type with an inch or so tubular extension that fit into the main trach tube and had a twist lock. They also had a soft plastic cover cap on top of the button that I was able to punch small holes in so I could breathe easier when I had the plug in. Until a couple of years ago, the tubes I used to replace my old trachs included the DCPs that I could modify for my use. Then they were replaced by DCPs made of a hard plastic, without the soft plastic cap. These new DCPs cannot be punctured by sharp pins. Now my 'breathing' holes must be carefully hand drilled with very small and fragile drill bits which break easily. Does anyone have any around that they want to get rid of?" Tony, Missouri, soberstill@juno.com
ITEM VE4007, Posted 12-03
I have muscular dystrophy and have been on a ventilator for the past 19 years. I use a Puritan Bennett low profile exhalation valve that connects directly to my trach that they no longer manufacture and do not know of anyone who may have a supply of them. He gave me the PB stock number of the valve from an older catalog he had. I have tried several other types of valves but this particular one has been the only one that has helped me in that it has a ridge inside which collects condensation for long periods of time thereby requiring less suctioning. The number is 4-000563-00. Any help in finding and obtaining a source for this valve would be greatly appreciated. Joseph, San Antonio, Texas
ITEM VE4005, Posted 2-04
For information about the availability of a NEV-100. Contact Jim, ampicojim@netscape.net
ITEM VE4004, Posted 2-04
I am a 57-year-old polio survivor who did the iron lung thing for 6 weeks in 1952. After that, I had no respiratory problems until 1980. Since then I have been using a Bennett AP5 for IPPB treatments every 3-4 waking hours. I have been able to continue teaching, going to meetings, traveling, shopping, etc. because of a portable machine that runs off my car's cigarette lighter adaptor. It is called a "Monaghan 517 IPPB Ventilator." We purchased it in 1981 from a home health care company in Wichita, Kansas, that is no longer in business. I called the Monaghan Company. No one there has ever heard of this vent, and there are none tucked away on their back shelves, etc. We have repaired 
this one so many times. But it will not last forever! I cannot find a modern piece of equipment that works as well as this one does for me. Joan suggested I post this request with pictures here. Perhaps someone has a Monaghan 517 that is no longer needed. I will gladly pay for it. If you can help me find this "dinosaur," please contact info@ventusers.org. Thank you. Jean Graber
ITEM VE4002, Posted 4-04
We are looking for an extra Thompson and/or a Monaghan 170-C. If you have an extra machine, please call the Bentz's at 314-292-2240 or 314-542-9540.
ITEM VE4001, Posted 5-04
If someone has a Bantum ventilator or a Gomco suction machine that they are not using, I could make use of them as backups. I am willing to pay for this equipment. Contact me at nkseyden@ucdavis.edu or send your information to info@ventusers.org.