Warnings About Handling, Cautions & Notes

Warnings About Handling

	WARNING	Use extreme care when filling.
		Use extreme care when filling your SmartDose Liquid
		Oxygen Portable.
		Keep unit in an upright position. Always ensure that the
	WARNING	Keep unit in an upright position. Always ensure that the
		portable is in an upright position. Turning the portable on its
		side will cause venting of oxygen from the relief valve. It is
		normal to hear a loud noise when a full unit is moved into
		a horizontal position. The noise is excess gas pressure
		escaping from the relief valve.
Cautions & Notes
		Do not disassemble. The SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable
	CAUTION	Do not disassemble. The SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable
		contains no user serviceable parts. If service is required,
		contact your home medical equipment provider or
		authorized service center.
	CAUTION	Use AA alkaline batteries. If using rechargeable batteries,

it is recommended to use ≥1800 mAh Ni-MH (Nickel Metal Hydride) batteries. Both batteries must be of the same type capacity. Do NOT mix battery types.

Appendix

Oxygen Duration of Portable

The SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable comes in two sizes. The table shows approximately how long liquid oxygen lasts at different settings for each model.

CAUTION

NOTE

Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.

Portable and mobile RF (Radio Frequency) communications equipment can affect the SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable.

Have a full cylinder of oxygen on hand. CHAD Therapeutics recommends the medical equipment provider leave a full cylinder of oxygen with the patient after setting up the SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable, and instructing the patient to always keep a full cylinder on hand.

Allow portable to stabilize after ﬁlling. After filling the SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable, CHAD Therapeutics recommends waiting at least 5 to 10 minutes before using it. This allows the liquid oxygen to stabilize within the portable and better maintain the prescription ﬂow setting.

Continuous Flow may be less than prescribed dose.

*These durations are based on the SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable being set in SmartDose mode, settings at a nominal 20 BPM.

For more information, refer to the “SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable Delivery Modes” section in this manual.