
Puritan Bennett 980
Respiratory Ventilator
Engineered to help patients 
breathe more naturally
The Puritan Bennett 980 is an advanced, full-featured 
respiratory ventilator designed to help patients breathe safely 
and comfortably. Using the ventilator’s unique capabilities, 
clinicians can synchronize the Puritan Bennett 980 with patient 
needs for a comprehensive, efcient caregiving strategy.
FEATURES
Versatile respiratory ventilator offers noninvasive SIMV and CPAP.
Simple user interface with intuitive 
screen navigation capabilities.
Ventilator assurance feature supports 
continued ventilation in the event of 
certain system failures.
Customizable display for 
maximized efciency.
Integrated expiratory ltration system 
protects against cross contamination 
for both clinicians and patients.
Clinicians can use the unit’s 
advanced tools to synchronize the 
ventilator with patient needs, offering 
the appropriate breathing support.
Software enables spontaneous 
breathing and supports biphasic or 
airway pressure release ventilation.
Proximal ow sensor to measure 
lower ows, pressures and tidal 
volumes in neonatal applications.
Tube compensation accurately 
overcomes the work of breathing 
imposed by the articial airway.
Standby mode pauses ventilation 
and maintains settings while the 
patient is disconnected and autodetects reconnection.
Color touchscreen has large font 
option for enhanced visibility.
Multiple USB ports and an 
HDMI output.
Networking capabilities 
allow interfacing with existing 
EMR systems.
SPECIFICATIONS
Predicted body weight:
Pediatric:
7.7 lb to 77 lb
(3.5 kg to 35 kg)
Adult:
55 lb to 330 lb
(25 kg to 150 kg)
Modes:
Assist/Control (A/C), 
Synchronized Intermittent 
Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV), 
Spontaneous (SPONT), 
BiLevel 2.0 or Continuous 
Positive Airway Pressure 
(CPAP)
Software:
Leak Sync, BiLevel 2.0, 
Proportional Assist™ 
Ventilation Plus (PAV™+)
Mandatory breath types: 
Volume Control (VC), Pressure 
Control (PC) or Volume Control 
Plus (VC+)
Spontaneous breath types: 
Pressure Support (PS), Volume 
Support (VS), Proportional 
Assist™ Ventilation 
Plus (PAV™+) and Tube 
Compensation
Vent type:
Invasive or Noninvasive
Pressure support:
0 to 70 cmH2O
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