Cosmed K4B2 - Page 3

Index - 3
PC configuration required...............................................................25
Technical features ...........................................................................26
Portable Unit ..................................................................26
Receiver Unit .................................................................26
Battery charger Unit.......................................................26
Flowmeter ......................................................................26
Oxygen Sensor (O
2
) .......................................................26
Carbon Dioxide Sensor (CO
2
)........................................26
Humidity absorber..........................................................26
Power Supply.................................................................26
Environmental Sensors...................................................26
Measurements 27
Pulmonary function tests and measured parameters ....................28
Breath by Breath exercise testing.............................................28
Indirect Calorimetry .................................................................28
Lactate Threshold (V-Slope)....................................................28
O2 Kinetics...............................................................................29
Spirometry Tests (option).........................................................29
FVC - Forced Vital Capacity .........................................29
VC/IVC - Slow Vital Capacity and Ventilatory pattern.29
MVV - Maximum Voluntary Ventilation ......................30
Bronchoprovocation Response.......................................30
Installation 31
Installation sequence......................................................................32
Battery Charger Unit ................................................................32
Check voltage.................................................................32
Turn the Unit on.............................................................32
Charge the batteries........................................................32
Battery low.....................................................................33
Portable Unit.............................................................................33
Warm up.........................................................................34
Warming-up the unit by main power .............................34
Turning on/off the portable unit.....................................34
Connect the rechargeable battery...................................34
Receiver Unit............................................................................35
Turning on/off the receiver unit.....................................35
Receiver unit power supply............................................35
Calibration Gas Cylinder..........................................................35
Connecting the K4 b
2
to the patient................................................36
Assemble the mask and the flowmeter.....................................36
Using the "Ultimate Seal".........................................................36
Apply the seal to the mask .............................................37
To remove seal on mask.................................................37
Assembling the flowmeter for spirometry tests........................37