Starting Oxygen Delivery from the SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable
To receive oxygen from your SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable, follow these steps.
1.Push the cannula breathing tube firmly onto the oxygen outlet port. Adjust the cannula breathing tube to the proper position on your nose so that you will be able to breathe the oxygen comfortably.
2.Turn on the SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable by pressing and holding the Power Button until all of the numerical LEDs
(1 through 5) light up.
Activation Button
3.Set your prescribed setting (1 to 5) by pressing the Activation Button until the correct setting is illuminated. Be sure that the CF (Continuous Flow/SmartDose) switch is pushed
in as shown, confirming that your Liquid Oxygen Portable is in the SmartDose mode.
4.Gaseous oxygen is now flowing from your SmartDose Portable, and with each breath you should receive your set dose of oxygen and the set Dose Indicator Light will illuminate with each breath.
In order for the SmartDose Portable to determine resting breath rate, the patient must rest
5.Keep an eye on your SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable’s battery power.
•The Battery Indicator Light only monitors battery power and does not indicate whether there is liquid oxygen in the reservoir.
•When the battery indicator lights up red with each breath, it is time to replace the batteries.
•The battery indicator will remain lit red (not blinking with each breath) if the batteries are totally depleted.
| If the batteries are dead and you cannot replace them, |
NOTE | |
| switch to Continuous Flow mode by pulling the CF switch out. |
| The unit will deliver 2 liters per minute of flow and cannot be |
| adjusted. |
| Continuous Flow mode does not require batteries. |
| There is no need to change your setting with the |
| Activation Button. |
| See the “Changing the Batteries” (pg 14) section in this |
| manual for more information. |
6.To stop continuous, push the CF switch in and hold the power button until the
power is off. The lights will illuminate and count down from
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| If the SmartDose Liquid Oxygen Portable is in Continuous |
NOTE | ||
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| Flow mode, a small amount of oxygen will still be delivered. |
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| The portable must be powered off and the CF switch pushed |
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| in to completely turn off the flow of oxygen. |
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| If using rechargeable batteries, it is recommended to use |
NOTE | ||
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| >1800 mAh |
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| mix battery types. |
12 | 13 |
