Control Panel .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 43
Navigation .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 43
Calibration ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Calibration frequency .................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Flowmeter calibration ................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Perform a turbine calibration ...................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Preface to the analyzers calibration ............................................................................................................................................................. 45
Reference Gas calibration ............................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Room Air calibration ................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Delay calibration ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Recommendations for exercise testing .............................................................................................................................................................. 48
Evaluation of the cardiorespiratory function ................................................................................................................................................ 48
Precautions ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Laboratory .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Ending the test............................................................................................................................................................................................ 48
Preparing the patient .................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Before testing ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Patient assent ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Ending the test............................................................................................................................................................................................ 48
Performing a test ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Download a test on the PC ................................................................................................................................................................................. 50
GPS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
GPS initialisation ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
System maintenance .......................................................................................................................................................................... 53
System maintenance ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Cleaning and disinfecting .................................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Prevention of infection transmission ........................................................................................................................................................... 55
Transmission to technicians ........................................................................................................................................................................ 55
Cross-contamination ................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Tuberculosis ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 55
Haemoptysis and oral lesions ...................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Other known transmissible infectious diseases............................................................................................................................................ 55
Disposable in-line filters.............................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Other precautions and warnings ................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 56
Cleaning...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Cleaning Agents/supplies............................................................................................................................................................................ 56
Standard cleaning procedure ...................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Disinfection ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 57
Preparing the disinfecting solution ............................................................................................................................................................. 57
The turbine flowmeter ................................................................................................................................................................................ 57
Cleaning the turbine ................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Disinfecting the ID28 turbine ...................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Precautions to take when cleaning, disinfecting and drying the turbine...................................................................................................... 58
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max mask .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Disassembling the mask .............................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Cleaning the mask ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Table of contents - Important notices - 5