Your Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator systems are a valuable investment, demanding the best in preventive maintenance and protection. Our services seminar team has expertise so you can be confident your team is prepared to maintain and care for your ventilators.


Help ensure the utmost quality and safety of your ventilators, Medtronic is the only authorized training provider for Puritan Bennett™ 980 series ventilators. No other program is recognized by Medtronic as a valid form of training for Puritan Bennett™ ventilators. We provide full technical support only to biomedical engineers who have current Puritan Bennett™ 980 series ventilators training certificate issued from Medtronic service seminars.


Registration information

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. And class size is limited.

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Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator service seminar classes

The Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator system five-day service seminar gives biomedical service technicians and clinical engineers training on periodic and preventive maintenance procedures for the Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator system.

Upcoming seminars

  • March 3–7, 2025
  • May 5-9, 2025
  • June 9-13, 2025
  • July 14-18, 2025
  • July 28-August 1, 2025
  • August 18-22, 2025
  • September 15-19, 2025
  • September 29-October 3, 2025
  • October 20-24, 2025
  • November 3-7, 2025
  • December 8-12, 2025

Course curriculum

Our Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator system five-day service seminar covers:

  • Essentials of mechanical ventilation
  • Proper ventilator setup and functions: How to correctly operate the ventilator in normal operation
  • Theory of operations: Ventilator pneumatic and electronic subsystems and components
  • Diagnostics: Learn when, why, and how to run Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator short self-test (SST) and extended self-test (EST) diagnostics
  • Periodic and preventive maintenance: How to properly maintain the ventilator for optimum performance
  • Performance verification testing: How to test the ventilator performance according to manufacturer’s recommendations

Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator service renewal seminar

Customer biomedical engineering staff who have previously attended the Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator five-day service seminar are eligible after 18 months to register for the service renewal seminar. Course content is designed to help you maintain this critical care life support device according to Medtronic-approved service requirements. This online renewal seminar is required every two years to provide the latest service protocols reflecting system enhancements.

Course curriculum

This course is conveniently available in an online, self-paced format. The training covers the following topics to promote ventilator performance and patient safety:

  • Puritan Bennett™ 980 ventilator applications and design updates
  • Review of critical theory of pneumatic and electronic operations
  • Updates to periodic and preventive maintenance procedures
  • Review of service recommendations, troubleshooting, and error codes

Prerequisites

Participants should have a background in biomedical equipment technology. Previous experience with ventilator equipment service is beneficial.

Completion criteria

Successful course completion will be determined through written tests and structured lab exercises. Participants will receive a certificate of completion if they attend the entire course and fulfill the competency requirements.

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