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8. Whilst!still!maintaining!a!steady!flow,!fill!up!the!breath!bag!COMPLETELY!with!your!end!tidal!
breath,!ensuring!you!do!not!inhale!whilst!doing!this.!!
9. Engage!the!clamp!at!th e!inlet!o f!the!b ag.!
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10. Replace!the!blue!plastic!plugs!in!each!end!of!the!breath!bag!to!ensure!no!breath!is!lost!from!the!
sample.!!
Following(these(steps(should(ensure(that(a(valid(sample(has(been(collected.(
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Analysing'a'breath'bag'test'
1. Once!warm -up!has!been!completed,!attach!the!breath!bag!moisture!filter!to!the!device.!
2. Press! to !start!the !ba g!test!pro ce du re.!!
3. A!timer! !will!be!shown!onscreen,!whilst!the!se n s o rs !a re !z e ro ing,!this!may!ta k e !u p !t o !6 0 !
seconds.!
4. The!device!will!then!illustrate!to!attach!the!breath!bag.!Ensure!to!carefully!remove!the!blue!plug!
on!one!end!only,!attach!to!the!m oisture!filter!and!then!open!the!clamp!on!that!end!only!to!
preserve!the!sample.!!
5. Press! !at!this!point!the!device!needs!no!fu rther!intervention!until!a!reading!is!recorded.!
6. The!device!will!draw!the!breath !sample!for!analysis,!this!will!take!45!seconds,!indicated!on!the!
screen.!
7. The!final!results!will!be!shown!on!screen .!
8. Once!the!test!is!complete!the!final!O2!concentration!can!be!observed!by!pressing! ,!this!will!
show!the!O2!concentration!in!%!an d!the!correction!factor!applied!to!the!reading,!if!it!was!
required.!A!visua l!indica tor!w ill!help !interp reta tion !of!the !result:!
a. !Good!test,!little!or!no!correction!factor!applied!
b. Satisfactory!test,!correction!factor!applied!
c. Poor!test,!high!correctio n!factor!applied!another!test!is!recommended!
9. Press! !to!return!to!the!re sults!scre en .!
10. When!you!are!finished!press! !to!return!to!the !home!screen.!NOTE!this!will!lose!the !read ing,!
please!ensure!you!have!downloaded!to!GastroCHART™!or!recorded!manually.!!
11. Remove!the!breath!bag!and!moisture!filter!between!tests!to!purge!sensors!with!fresh!air.!!
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