RADIOMETER ABL90 FLEX User Manual

ABL90 FLEX reference manual 5. Sensors and optical system
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Measurement - pO
2
On whole blood, pO
2
is adjusted with the sensitivity value and the measured pO
2
is therefore determined as follows:
2
2
O(meas)
O(sens,adjusted)
S
p
p 
The measured value is applied a 2
nd
order blood correction, to compensate for
the varying buffer value of blood, as a function of
pO
2
tension. A second-order
correction is applied:
2
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O(display) k O k O +kppp
NOTICE: During a measurement, the sensor technology used offers detection of
any air bubble in front of the
pO
2
sensor that could lead to significant errors.
The following parameters are range checked:
 Sensitivity
 Sensitivity drift
 Status
Checks

RADIOMETER ABL90 FLEX Specifications

General

Brand	RADIOMETER
Model	ABL90 FLEX
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English